Legacy Topic: Sustainability
Lessons from the financial crisis: risks, regrets, and learning to say "this is enough"
Aug 1, 2018
Chef and entrepreneur Peter Hoffman says there are risks he didn't take, "but there’s also the work towards coming to accept that — this is enough."
Strong demand for wood pulp driving diaper, paper towel prices higher
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Jed Kim
Jul 31, 2018
Your shopping bill could be getting noticeably higher. Procter & Gamble today announced it’s planning to raise prices on a lot of its products, including Bounty paper towels and Puffs tissues. One reason for those increases? P&G is having to pay a lot for wood pulp, which is basically what paper towels, diapers and toilet […]
Here’s how the EPA might be different under Andrew Wheeler
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Scott Tong
Jul 30, 2018
The acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be approaching his job differently than his predecessor, Scott Pruitt, at least in the early going. Andrew Wheeler is likely to still advance President Donald Trump’s push to dispense of industry regulations, but observers say he’s doing it in a more careful way compared to […]
The EPA says TCE causes cancer, so why hasn't it been banned?
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Scott Tong
Jul 26, 2018
With the chemical industry challenging the cancer link, the agency has held off on action.
Why is this group updating the "social cost of carbon"?
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Jed Kim
Jul 18, 2018
President Trump has effectively weakened the government's calculation of the costs of carbon emissions. Others are working to make it much stronger.
A record number of scientists are running for office, and 314 Action is helping them
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Jed Kim
Jul 9, 2018
The political action committee is conducting a series of trainings for STEM professionals.
Pruitt out, but not many changes expected at EPA
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Scott Tong
Jul 5, 2018
Supporters, foes and independent observers of the Trump administration agree that deregulation will remain a top priority.
For public good, not for profit.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt resigns
Jul 5, 2018
President Donald J. Trump announced the news in a tweet this afternoon.
Aiming for investments of $1 trillion
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Jed Kim
Jul 5, 2018
Moving the United States away from carbon-emitting energy sources is getting a push from a clean-energy advocacy group setting a goal to secure $1 trillion in new investments into renewable energy by 2030. How big a lift would that be? Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
When it comes to chicken-processing plants, some communities see jobs where others see environmental concerns
Jun 14, 2018
A suburban community in Kansas turns away from the prospect of a chicken processing plant, while a rural town sees the possibility it would bring new jobs.