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The plight of greater sage grouse across the West is troubling, scientists say. Greater sage grouse populations declined nearly 80% between 1966 and 2021 and 41% from 2002-2021, according to federal scientists’ reports in the ongoing federal environmental review of grouse management. The ...

Selon une étude américaine publiée le 24 juillet dans la revue Environmental Health Perspectives, les per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS) sont de plus en plus utilisés dans les pesticides aux États-Unis. Ces « polluants éternels » sont omniprésents dans notre quotidien, comme ...

A coalition of conservation groups has petitioned the Bureau of Land Management to protect a large southern Nevada valley west of Las Vegas, citing the threat of large-scale solar development. At issue is the South Pahrump Valley and proposals to build at least five utility-scale solar ...

Conservation groups are accusing federal agencies of systematically denying access to public information in Wyoming and other western states in order to play political favorites on public lands. The organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility s now raising alarm over a ...

A new report from leading U.S. environmental research groups places PFAS at the center of another environmental investigation – in pesticides sprayed throughout our communities – threatening even more exposures in our food and water supply. The new report was a combined effort that ...

A recent Chemical & Engineering News story, “Overturning Chevron is a ‘game-changer’ for the business of chemistry,” did not include any celebratory quotes from the American Chemistry Council or its members. C&EN quoted Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the advocacy ...