Tag Archive for "EPA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

Photo: Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/USDA (Flickr)

October 11, 2017

The EPA’s Crucial and Unsung Role in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 9, 2017

Scott Pruitt's Cynical Move to Rescind the Clean Power Plan

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: justice.gov

September 29, 2017

Pruitt Plans to Gut The Clean Power Plan: How Weak Will The New EPA Proposal Be?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Emergency workers entering a chemical plant.

North Carolina National Guard/CC BY-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

September 12, 2017

What Scott Pruitt Still Gets Wrong About Chemical Safety Post-Hurricane Harvey

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

Gas Station in Houston Before Harvey

September 7, 2017

Hurricane Season's Impact at the Pump and Why Fuel Efficiency Matters

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 5, 2017

3 Reasons Why You Should Care About Vehicle Efficiency and Emissions Standards

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Abengoa’s plant in Hugoton Kansas will produce 25 million gallons of cellulosic biofuels and 21 MW of electricity per year – enough to power the plant and sell some back to the local Stevens County community. Photo credit Abengoa.

August 30, 2017

Pruitt’s EPA Undermines Cellulosic Biofuels and Transparency in Government

Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy

August 4, 2017

Got Climate Science Questions, Administrator Pruitt? Ask the US National Academy of Sciences

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

July 6, 2017

Congress Is Trying to Give the Trump Administration a Short Cut to Ignore Public Input and Science: It Shouldn’t

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 29, 2017

It’s the Fourth of July! What Could be More Patriotic Than Serving on a Science Advisory Board?

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Pittsburgh, 1947, on the left; Pittsburgh, 1974, on the right. Sources: EPA

June 13, 2017

The EPA Budget Cuts Are A Direct Attack on Our Air, Water, and Health

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

June 12, 2017

Five Questions Scott Pruitt Should Answer at This Week's EPA Budget Hearing

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

June 9, 2017

Drowning in a Sea of Sufficient Ozone Research: An Open Letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

USDA

June 9, 2017

Federal Science Advisory Boards Under Threat: Why Scientists Should Get Involved

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

June 8, 2017

Trump Budget Bares Wholesale Disregard for Environmental Justice Communities, But a New Bill Gives Hope

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Photo: Moms Clean Air Force/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (Flickr)

June 1, 2017

“You Need to Move Beyond Surviving to Thriving”: A Conversation with Mustafa Ali

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

May 26, 2017

On EPA Scientific Integrity, Wall Street Journal is Short of Facts

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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May 25, 2017

Automakers Seek to Shirk Environmental Responsibilities, and Senators Oblige

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

May 23, 2017

Lamar Smith and Selective Transparency: Why I’ll Be Livetweeting the EPA Scientific Integrity Stakeholder Meeting

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 8, 2017

Advisory Committee Shakeup Targets Independent Science and Scientists

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 26, 2017

The Regulatory Accountability Act Subverts Science and Must Be Stopped

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 19, 2017

EPA Should Not Delay an Update to Its Chemical Facility Safety (RMP) Rule

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

Photo: EPA

April 7, 2017

Here’s What the EPA Budget Cuts in a Leaked Memo Mean for Health and Environmental Justice

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Des Moines Water Works

April 7, 2017

Americans Are Worried about Water Pollution (And They Should Be)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director