Expect environmental battles to be ‘even more significant’ in 2018
January 07, 2018
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The Trump administration offered grand pronouncements about environmental deregulation in 2017. But this is the year to hammer out the details.
Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.
The Supreme Court has taken a brazen anti-regulatory turn. It’s our planet and health that will suffer.
Kristina Marusic was presented with two awards for her coverage of the oil and gas and plastics industries in western Pennsylvania.
Negotiations are underway for a global plastics treaty and parties differ on the role of recycling.
“We need to understand who is harmed by an economy that’s based on fossil fuels and toxic chemicals.”
Delegates should push for a treaty that takes a full-lifecycle approach to plastic pollution.
“When it comes to healthy materials, I like to advocate for solutions that become sensible and viable.”
How different groups engaged in community gardens can cultivate partnerships and practices to reduce harmful chemical exposures.