As the Biden administration draws to a close, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a new report recapping progress on scientific integrity and highlighting areas where more work is needed. The many government employees who have been working for the past four years to create a strong infrastructure of

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House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be standing in the way of a desire among members of his own party to pass amendments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which have already been passed by the Senate.

Power plants fueled by methane gas have a serious climate problem. The fuel, commonly known as natural gas, now powers the biggest portion of US electricity generation—more than 40 percent. It has also grown to be the largest source of carbon pollution from the US power sector, even as zero-carbon renewable energy has been growing

The Supreme Court has a new test for what is a wetland.

Lawmakers need to catch up and cut heat-trapping emissions.

Some cities are building huge gates and barriers to counter the flood risk from estuary urbanization. But putting nature to work in a big way might be more effective.

8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and its potential health effects.

Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.

Data use for everything from video conferences to cryptocurrency to calendars, and related data center construction, is booming. Infrastructure and resources for those data centers are relatively scarce. How will we go forward? Is this a lawless frontier for an industrial revolution that breaks the bounds of human activity, or will we find constraints and

Across the U.S., health and environmental policies do too little to protect people and communities from harmful chemicals and pollution. One key reason is that the nation’s environmental laws and rules consider each chemical or facility in isolation, but no one is exposed to one chemical at a time from one source at a time.

Ayudaría a prevenir incendios forestales, garantizaría acceso al agua potable y beneficiaría a comunidades desfavorecidas.