Op-Ed | The Park Service Has Lost Its Conservation Compass
The Park Service has cut programmatic work on conservation of species like endangered sea turtles - what will it take for NPS to turn itself around ...
Op-Ed | Reversing Scientific Integrity’s Race to the Bottom
Biden's order to review federal agencies' scientific integrity policies must include certain provisions to work - suppression of science is a major problem ...
3 whales on the path to extinction in US waters
by The Hill | April 7, 2021
“If current trends hold, the U.S. will earn the uniquely ignominious distinction of presiding over the extinction of three large whale species which largely or solely inhabit our waters. The extinction of any one of these whales would be a black eye for American conservation while ...
Scientific integrity, or more hot air?
by The Hill | April 4, 2021
“On Jan. 27, President Biden issued a more than 10-page executive memo to all agencies on the topic of scientific integrity. In an accompanying fact sheet, the White House claimed this action sends “a clear message that the Biden-Harris Administration will protect scientists ...
Op-Ed | Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots
By returning to its public health roots, the EPA can begin to restore the public’s trust in its ability to protect both public health and the environment ...