12
Jun
Fish on Prozac: Anxious, anti-social, aggressive
The EPA considers pharmaceuticals in water to be an ‘emerging concern.’
12
Jun
Fish on Prozac: Anxious, anti-social, aggressive
The EPA considers pharmaceuticals in water to be an ‘emerging concern.’
29
May
01
Apr
The U.S. Superfund program was created in 1980 to clean up the country’s most toxic places. It gave the EPA unprecedented authority to identify the corporations or other parties responsible for the hazardous conditions they create, and force them to clean up their messes on their own dime.
Today, more than 1,300 sites are on the program’s national priorities list. One might even exist in your own neighborhood, since about 11 million Americans live within one mile of a Superfund site.
27
Mar
EPA: The nation’s rivers are in sad shape
More than half of the country’s rivers and streams are suffering from nutrient pollution and habitat degradation, but mercury and bacteria are also growing problems.
05
Mar
Obama picks Gina McCarthy to lead EPA
The longtime environmental cop has a reputation for being tough, pragmatic and likable, but she’ll still likely face a barrage of scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
28
Dec
27
Dec
05
Oct
Picher, Okla., is a modern ghost town, and the EPA calls it the most toxic place in America. At one time, Picher was one of the most productive lead and zinc mining areas in the world, but today, the once-bustling town is full of abandoned homes, empty storefronts and enormous piles of lead-laced mine waste. What happened?
America’s worst man-made environmental disasters
16
Jun
EPA proposes stricter soot standards
The agency says its proposed rule could save tens of thousands of lives every year, but critics warn of economic burdens for some U.S. industries.
13
Mar
L’Oreal backs non-animal chemical testing
L’Oreal has given $1.2 million to the EPA to help develop chemical tests which do not involve using animals.
