Mar 29 WHO: Long-cleared Roundup ingredient 'probably' causes cancer By Megan Thompson The World Health Organization announced findings that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp line of pesticides, is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 6:51 Supreme Court tests EPA's limits on mercury air pollution By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments over federal pollution mandates. The EPA says its limits on toxic contaminants like mercury in power plant emissions are vital to human health, but energy producers are arguing the EPA didn’t take costs into consideration… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:05 How an EPA plan to cut carbon emissions is playing out in coal-rich Wyoming By PBS News Hour In Wyoming, people care about issues that affect their land and energy resources. A recently announced EPA initiative to cut carbon emissions, the Clean Power Plan, aims to move American electricity generation away from coal -- the economic lifeblood for… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:37 News Wrap: Minibus explosion kills dozens outside Yemen police academy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 EPA delays rule to cut carbon from new coal power plants By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The Obama administration is delaying for months a final rule to control carbon dioxide emissions at new coal-fired power plants. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch EPA decision not to classify coal ash as hazardous angers environmentalists By PBS News Hour Environmental groups have long pushed for coal ash, a by-product of coal burning energy production that contains toxic contaminants, to be classified as a hazardous material. While the EPA announced new standards for storage and disposal, the agency decided to… Continue watching
Oct 15 EPA gives go ahead to new weed killer for genetically modified soy and corn By Megan Thompson The Environmental Protection Agency today gave the green light to an herbicide designed for use with new genetically modified corn and soybeans. Continue reading
Sep 18 USDA approves new genetically modified corn, soybean seeds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department has approved the use of genetically modified corn and soybean seeds that are resistant to a popular weed killer. Continue reading
Jul 31 Why the benefits of the EPA's new carbon rule outweigh the costs for the U.S. -- just not by as much as you've heard By Robert Stavins The EPA's proposed regulation to cut carbon emissions is the subject of public hearings across the country this week. Environmental economist Robert Stavins weighs in on how the government is calculating the regulation's benefits, concluding that the benefits do outweigh… Continue reading
Jul 03 What would you ask the head of the EPA? By Hari Sreenivasan If you had one question for Ms. mccarthy what would it be? Do you think the EPA is doing what's necessary? Not doing enough? Gone too far?… Continue reading