Amid surge in solar adoption, several states see battles over consumer incentives
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision Wednesday to veto a controversial rooftop solar proposal is the latest round in a coast-to-coast battle over measures that utilities say are needed to ensure equitable and affordable energy solutions but which opponents say would ratchet back consumer incentives for adoption of rooftop solar.
Signs of a silent poisoning- Pesticide contamination in Nebraska threatens a community
For a visitor to this rural part of eastern Nebraska, the crisp air, blue skies and stretch of seemingly endless farm fields appear as unspoiled landscape.
Interview: Lawyer Rob Bilott on PFAS “worldwide public health threat” and his letter to President Biden
Last month, an Ohio court certified a class action lawsuit brought by lawyer Rob Bilott that would cover seven million people – and at some point potentially everyone living in the United States – who have been exposed to certain hazardous chemicals known as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances or PFAS.
Guest column: A call for coming together: Pesticide concerns need to be addressed
By Judy Wu-Smart
It has been approximately five years since I began finding total losses of the honey bee colonies located on a University research and extension center near Mead, Nebraska, where I keep bees and work as a scientist studying pesticides and bee decline. And it’s been more than two years since I began to suspect something terribly wrong was happening around the university research station.
Guest column: On the road to “net zero,” steel industry deserving of attention
By Tony Guo and Julian Picard of Project Earth
Guest column: What are pesticides doing to pregnancies? We’re trying to find out.
As we collectively pass what many consider to be two-year anniversary of COVID emergence, the field of clinical research has never been more visible in our day-to-day lives. Published studies on viral mechanisms, promising treatments, and vaccine development, among other COVID-related topics, have dominated media reports since early 2020.
Unfortunately, the laser-like focus on the story of COVID has left other research areas in the shadows, fighting for time, attention, and funding.
Former Monsanto CEO could have to testify at upcoming Roundup trial
Former Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant lost his appeal to escape testifying at an upcoming trial over claims that the company’s Roundup herbicide causes cancer.
Environmentalists push EPA ‘hazardous’ PFAS designation, industries seek exemptions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing competing calls on its pending rule to designate two notorious “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances, with environmentalists pushing for swift issuance of the rule while industry groups are seeking exemptions to the plan.
California regulators changing language on glyphosate and cancer risk
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is proposing changes to its messaging to consumers regarding the cancer risk associated with products made with the weed killing chemical glyphosate.
Former Monsanto CEO files for protective order in Roundup case
Former Monsanto Co. Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant is appealing a judge’s order that would allow lawyers for a cancer patient to question him on the stand in a trial scheduled to start next month in Kansas City.