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Protecting the Rainforest is an Amazonian Task—and the World’s Environment Depends on it
The Amazon rainforest stands alone among Earth’s biomes for its size, diversity, and critical importance to environmental health. Home to 10 percent of the world’s […]
Biodiversity: Diverse? Yes. Simple? People are Trying
Biodiversity is, at once, a seemingly simple and straightforward concept, and yet one that is so complex and overarching as to touch every aspect of […]
The Lead Exposure Elimination Project (“LEEP”)
In the often-uncertain and contentious field of environmental health and safety, one of the few areas of absolute certainty is the deleterious effects of lead […]
Forest Trends
For decades, the environmental community has known that deforestation is a major threat to ecosystems across the globe, and an existential concern for many of […]
A Pique Into Our Environment
A lot of information from a lot of sources moves across my desk—and computer screen—every day. Much of it, of course, relates to my work: […]
Environmental Conference Roundup: Funding and Regulatory Uncertainty Ahead (Except for PFAS—the Always Certain Environmental Topic)
Author: Rob Young During the week of March 24, I attended two informative conferences. First was the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Spring conference […]
Environmental Justice? Not in the New EPA Playbook, but Not Dead Yet
Following my Sunday ritual from the last 50 years, I recently sat down and read the Chicago Tribune. After reading about spring training (sorry, I’m […]
Under the Radar: Some Interesting Environmental Remediation News from 2024 that We Might be Hearing About More in the New Year
Over the holidays, I thought about a few environmental/regulatory items from 2024 that didnot get as much attention as an environmental professional would assume. These […]