Wildfires are once again claiming homes and lives in a Northern California city that has pushed into wildfire-prone areas.
Sustainability
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Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show
Under President Donald Trump, the Park Service has rescinded a policy aimed at preventing activities that threaten park resources and human health.
Posted inInequality, Sustainability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/429_Reveal.mp3
Poisoned, ignored and evicted: The perils of living with lead (rebroadcast)
The toxic water of Flint, Michigan, reminded us that lead is a persistent poison. Reveal investigates the lurking threat of lead from the dust of urba
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Under Trump, federal agencies halt reviews of toxic pesticides that endanger wildlife
Pacific Northwest salmon are among the species nearing extinction. Three agencies are reshaping their analyses at the behest of pesticide companies.
Posted inOil and Mining, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/428_Reveal.mp3
Behind Trump’s energy dominance
President Donald Trump has pledged allegiance to what he calls America’s “energy dominance.” This is good news for the oil and gas industry.
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Trump dreams about a new energy boom. Oil leases could cover this mountain valley
A Colorado town that reinvented itself and left behind its fossil fuel economy is surrounded by public lands about to be auctioned to oil companies.
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Oops! Federal officials divulge secret info about Native American artifacts
The Bureau of Land Management posted a 77-page report online that included unique identifiers for priceless artifacts in Utah.
Posted inHealth Care, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method
Trump team weakened global efforts to control marketing of baby formula
Changes made to an international breastfeeding resolution under pressure from the Trump administration are more extensive than previously reported.
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These pits are deadly to birds. But feds won’t penalize oil companies
A look at the danger birds face from a Trump administration decision that reversed a policy that had saved millions of birds for five decades.
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100-year-old environmental law at center of lawsuit against Trump administration
The U.S. government had used the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to compel companies to halt or fix industrial practices that killed large numbers of birds.