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Ask a Scientist: New UCS Federal Scientist Survey Shows Real Progress

Union of Concerned Scientists

Roughly half of the survey respondents at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now say they have a more effective workplace than they did two years before, for example. The survey results were especially encouraging given major backstepping during the Trump administration. Only 5 percent said so in our 2018 survey.

Politics 237
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Federal Water Tap, August 8: $4 Billion for Western Drought in Inflation Reduction Act

Circle of Blue

But this reality has not prevented the administration or other political actors from continually pushing against the intent of Congress to protect both the species and the numerous benefits from the Columbia River Federal Power System.” — Sen. The stay extends through August 31, 2023. By the Numbers. On the Radar.

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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question. billion (in 2010 dollars) in federal tax breaks and subsidies for nearly 100 years. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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Everywhere and Forever All at Once: PFAS and the Failures of Chemicals Regulation

Legal Planet

This post was originally published on the Law & Political Economy Blog as “How Environmental Law Created a World Awash in Toxic Chemicals.” To anyone paying attention, the message is clear: there is a huge toxic mess out there posing significant risks to public health and the environment. Download as PDF

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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

In its early years, between 2005 and 2010, the RFS helped launch the massive scaleup of corn ethanol that established 10 percent ethanol as the de facto standard for US gasoline. After 2010, bio-based diesel fuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have been the main beneficiary of the RFS. Bio-based diesel fuels are expensive.

Biofuels 258
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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

Politically powerful farm lobbies, preferring voluntary measures to curb nutrient pollution, have held off oversight under the Clean Water Act and other statutes. Tyler Larson was diagnosed in 2010 with neurofibroma sarcoma, which resulted in tumors on nerve endings. Coulter has a particularly keen interest. He was 19 when he died.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] It went into effect in January 2023 and will be phased in over the next five years.