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EPA eliminates its scientific research arm – The Washington Post
By Amudalat Ajasa The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it was dismantling its scientific research branch, expanding the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the agency. The move to eliminate the Office of Research and Development, which will prompt the exodus of hundreds of chemists and scientists assigned to conduct independent research on a range…
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‘Targeted and belittled’: scientists at US environmental agency speak out as layoffs begin
NEWS 14 February 2025 ‘Targeted and belittled’: scientists at US environmental agency speak out as layoffs begin President Donald Trump and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been waiting for the axe to fall. By Jeff Tollefson Before Donald Trump became US president for the second…
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Jimmy Carter: America’s Greatest Environmental President
Carter’s Legacy Jimmy Carter: America’s Greatest Environmental President Carter had a visionary understanding of the climate crisis ahead, which only grows more profound with each passing year. December 29, 2024 U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, Washington, DC,…
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Your dog’s breed doesn’t determine its personality, study suggests | Science | AAAS
Work challenges popular idea that breeds have specific, reliable behaviors 28 Apr 20222:00 PM, By David Grimm When Kathleen Morrill was 12, she decided she needed a puppy. Not just any puppy—a pint-size papillon with a black button nose and bushy, perky ears. When her parents resisted, “I turned on the waterworks,” laughs Morrill, now…
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The West is historically dry. Desalination could help. | Popular Science
A historic drought calls for new ideas. By Thor Benson, Published Apr 3, 2022 5:00 PM California and the rest of the American West are facing the worst drought in over 1,200 years. This drought is devastating the agricultural industry and creating conditions that lead to massive wildfires. According to the IPCC, climate change makes…
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Monarch butterflies are being wiped out. These combat veterans are trying to save them | NBC News
Guardian Grange looks to provide a safety net for veterans while teaching them about conservation, sustainability and regenerative agriculture. Sept. 25, 2021, 3:00 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 25, 2021, 6:08 AM PDTBy Denise Chow When Mark Matzeldelaflor left the military more than a decade ago, he spent years searching for something that filled him with the same…
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Monarch butterflies are beloved—and declining for this sad reason | Popular Science
Scientists trawled thousands of volunteer surveys over 25 years to understand what imperils the insects. By Kate Baggaley | Updated Jul 21, 2021 12:00 PM For the past three decades, monarch butterflies have been dwindling. The iconic bugs face a number of threats in North America, from weed killers to climate change, but it hasn’t…
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50 Things We’ve Learned About Earth Since 1970 | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine
On April 22, 1970, Americans pledged environmental action for the planet. Here’s what scientists and we, the global community, have done since By Smithsonian magazine SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | April 22, 2020, 7:20 a.m When Gaylord Nelson stepped up to the podium in April 1970, his voice rang with powerful purpose. The Wisconsin senator set forth a…
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Earth Day 2018 | Earth Day Network
Join Earth Day Network on Earth Day 2018 – April 22 – to help end plastic pollution. Plastic is threatening our planet’s survival, from poisoning and injuring marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our streams and landfills. Together, we can make a difference. Source: Earth Day 2018…
