Common Dreams

As public health experts raise alarm over the prevalence of highly toxic “forever chemicals,” as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS are commonly known, one nonprofit investigative journalism outlet warned Saturday that a recent ruling could further tie up the ...

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday by a pair of environmental advocacy groups accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of “wrongfully withholding test data and other vital information” regarding the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” in millions of ...

There is good reason to fear that a new Biden administration policy will create a broad chilling effect on scientific work involving hot button topics ...

Groups including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Government Accountability Project, and the Center for Reproductive Rights wrote to the administration to warn that both Democratic and Republican administrations have stood in the way of scientific integrity, ...

Rick Steiner, board chair of PEER, also noted that killing operations are “economically counterproductive” in addition to being “scientifically bankrupt,” as “millions of tourists travel to Alaska spending billions of dollars annually—just to catch a glimpse ...