Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in almost every organ in the body, including the brain and lungs. For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is adding these microplastics to the list of drinking water contaminants it is considering for future regulation. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to … Read more
The EPA warns that microplastics and pharmaceuticals, along with other chemicals and microorganisms, are potential contaminants of concern in drinking water. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In response to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration added them for the first time … Read more
In me lately luck In an op-ed article about how Trump-era policies are driving capital out of capitalism, I argued that markets cannot function without trust, transparency, and a sense of common purpose. Since then, the administration has taken new steps to take that argument to the logical, and frankly frightening, next step. The Environmental … Read more
The Trump administration official leading the effort to loosen rules on methane pollution was an oil and gas lobbyist who anonymously wrote the industry’s key argument against the same rules just four years ago. Aaron Szabo, Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is listed in the PDF metadata as the author of a January … Read more