The (Un)Scientific Method Archives - Page 5 of 7

Inside a secretive lobbying effort to deregulate federal levees

Nearly a year after record Midwestern floods caused $1.7 billion in damage, a secretive lobbying effort is underway to roll back flood regulations.

A new government model confirms Missouri residents suspicions: levees raised by neighbors have increased their flood risk.

Large-scale efforts to fight climate change by directly manipulating the natural environment are gaining momentum under the Trump administration.

Wildlife officials predict deadly consequences for migratory birds, millions of which are killed inadvertently each year by industrial activities.

The administration is expediting leases of public land without analyzing all available data on Native American ruins.

The groups allege that pulling the plug on the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program violated federal law.

The proposed new rules could insulate the state from President Donald Trump’s executive order to roll back the reach of the Clean Water Act.

Two environmental groups asked a judge to overturn an October decision that gave the go-ahead to the controversial Cadiz water project.

Environmentalists worry the development in Arizona will deplete the San Pedro, the Southwest’s last major free-flowing river.

Most new members of the Science Advisory Board have a history of downplaying the health risks of secondhand smoke, air pollution and other hazards.