Jan 25, 2018

France crimps debate on reducing reliance on nuclear

The French government is hampering discussion about how to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear energy by limiting debate about more radical alternatives, renewable energy advocates said on Thursday.

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Indigenous groups isolated by coronavirus face another threat: hunger

Indigenous people across the Americas are trying to defend their communities from the pandemic. But for many, isolation can quickly turn into deprivation.

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EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. (Credit: USDA)

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Thomas Zoeller: From coronavirus to chemicals—when the government ignores science, Americans die

The disconnect between science and government action is on full daily display during this COVID-19 pandemic—and with deadly consequences. But the government's actions of limiting the impact of science on policy is not new.

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Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

We all have questions about the novel coronavirus sweeping through our neighborhoods – and across the globe.

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Youth Climate Strike in Santa Rosa, Calif., in March 2019. (Credit: Fabrice Florin/flickr)

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Together, we make mud

The noted philosopher Rodney Dangerfield described his fictional marriage in a way that provides insight into the widening gulf in U.S. environmental politics: "She's a water sign. I'm an Earth sign. Together, we make mud."

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The I-told-you-so heard ‘round the world

When I'm in the checkout line at the grocery, the tabloids invariably catch my eye for a split second.

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Before Gore, Greta, and the Green New Deal: Part Two

Let's start with an inveterate American treehugger named William O. Douglas.

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Green Grammys!

Grammy attorneys please note: This is the only time I'll use the "Green Grammys" title, so there's no need for the Cease and Desist letter.

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Bill McKibben: Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry?

As a result of the virus, we may well have already seen the peak demand for petroleum on planet Earth.

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‘Them plants are killing us’: Inside a cross-border battle against cancer and pollution

Two communities — one in Canada, one in the U.S. — share both a border along the St. Marys River and a toxic legacy that has contributed to high rates of cancer. Now the towns are banding together to fight a ferrochrome plant.

France crimps debate on reducing reliance on nuclear

Air quality in the U.S. is improving due to coronavirus lockdown - The Washington Post

Indigenous groups isolated by coronavirus face another threat: hunger

Thomas Zoeller: From coronavirus to chemicals—when the government ignores science, Americans die

Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

Together, we make mud

The I-told-you-so heard ‘round the world

Before Gore, Greta, and the Green New Deal: Part Two

Green Grammys!

Bill McKibben: Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry?

‘Them plants are killing us’: Inside a cross-border battle against cancer and pollution

Two communities — one in Canada, one in the U.S. — share both a border along the St. Marys River and a toxic legacy that has contributed to high rates of cancer. Now the towns are banding together to fight a ferrochrome plant.

Patrick Holden: The coronavirus pandemic and future food security

UK farmer and sustainable food advocate on why now is the time to build resilience and health into our food systems—from the ground up.

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Kids with asthma who live near heavy air pollution face greater risk from coronavirus

"There's a lot of concern about combined effects of air pollution and respiratory viruses."

Climate change: For big emissions reductions, we need to think small

"Big new infrastructure costing billions is not the best way to accelerate decarbonization"

Trump Administration is using a pandemic to hand out gifts to its favorite polluters

The Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to further its dismantling of environmental protection.

France crimps debate on reducing reliance on nuclear

Two communities — one in Canada, one in the U.S. — share both a border along the St. Marys River and a toxic legacy that has contributed to high rates of cancer. Now the towns are banding together to fight a ferrochrome plant.

UK farmer and sustainable food advocate on why now is the time to build resilience and health into our food systems—from the ground up.

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

"There's a lot of concern about combined effects of air pollution and respiratory viruses."

"Big new infrastructure costing billions is not the best way to accelerate decarbonization"

The Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to further its dismantling of environmental protection.

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