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EPA claims federal government, states and public water systems have already taken steps to reduce perchlorate levels A sign posted outside a water well indicates perchlorate contamination at the site in Rialto, California. Photograph: Ric Francis/AP US environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel ingredient known to […] More
Administration opening areas off New England coast up to commercial fishing, a move experts say will hurt the environment Commercial fishing boats docked in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph: Wayne Parry/AP Donald Trump is easing protections for a large marine monument off the coast of New England, opening it to commercial fishing. But ocean experts […] More
It should be apparent to most observers of international relations that the Chinese government wants the world to play by its own set of rules. Beijing appears to believe that China’s rise and its assumption of global leadership positions are an inevitable extension of earlier periods in its history, when it was the world’s most […] More
17% of 91,000 US dams classified with ‘high hazard’ potential Neglected infrastructure in focus after Michigan dam failures The Sanford dam failed this week, causing widespread flooding and thousands of evacuations along the Tittabawassee River. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA More than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least […] More
Economists like to think of the wreckage caused by stock market downturns, widespread bankruptcies and corporate downsizing as “creative destruction.” As it destroys the old and the dysfunctional, the capitalist system continually spurs innovation, much as a forest fire prepares the ground for new growth. Or so the representatives of the dismal science argue. Donald […] More
Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say William Perry Pendley is Trump’s pick to lead the US Bureau of Land Management Photograph: Matthew Brown/AP In July 2017, William Perry Pendley, a crusading conservative attorney, […] More
‘Not a mask in sight’: thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens With support of the Trump administration, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have partially reopened after Covid-19 closures Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Visitors watch Old Faithful erupt on Monday afternoon on Yellowstone national park’s opening day. Photograph: Gabriela Campos/The […] More
Administration is weakening protections ahead of the election, making changes that could take years for a Democratic president to undo Donald Trump delivers remarks during the National Day of Prayer Service at the White House in Washington, on 7 May. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/EPA The Trump administration is diligently weakening US environment protections even amid a […] More
