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Re-evaluating Recycling in the United States
Consider the life of a disposable plastic plate. If the plate was used in New York City, it should go in the recycling bin only after it...
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Nov 18, 20225 min read


Superfund Me
Silicon Valley has a secret. Beneath its comically unaffordable real estate lie 23 federally designated sites of toxic waste, 8 more than...
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May 29, 20205 min read


America’s War on Wildlife
Helicopters with sniper rifles, cyanide landmines, and poison bombs dropped from the sky: The practices of Wildlife Services sound more...
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Oct 31, 20184 min read


Opening the Floodgates: Water Security and Terror
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and...
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Nov 3, 20176 min read


Destruction Junction: Steve Bannon and House Resolution 26
When not being caricatured on Saturday Night Live donning the robes and skeletal mask of the Grim Reaper, Steve Bannon serves as White...
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Apr 19, 20175 min read


Exposing Rampant Lead Poisoning in US Infastructure
When Tia came home from the doctor’s, she was in a panic. Her two children had lead poisoning from tap water. Every time the family...
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Mar 16, 201611 min read


BPR Interviews: Gina McCarthy
Gina McCarthy is the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to being nominated for the post by President Obama in...
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Dec 21, 20154 min read


One Step On A Long Road: The EPA and Environmental Justice
On September 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new rules to improve air quality in areas surrounding oil refineries...
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Oct 21, 20156 min read


Anything But A Triumph: How the Cruise Industry Undermines America
Since last week’s Carnival Triumph debacle, Carnival Corp., owner of the cruise line, has had a lot of explaining to do. Concerned...
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Feb 21, 20133 min read
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