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How Fukushima Challenged a Core Tenet of US Nuclear Safety: An Expert’s View
Peter Lam's resume reflects a lifetime of experience in the nuclear energy industryu2013including 20 years in the private sector, followed by 18 years as an administrative judge at the …
Election Countdown 2012: The Head of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Mineral Resources Sees Global Warming as a Good Thing, and More
As head of the Department of Environmental Conservationu2019s Division of Mineral Resources, Bradley J. Field is a prominent figure in an agency that has promoted hydraulic fracturing as a …
A Coup Over Land: The Resource War Behind Paraguay’s Crisis
Each bullet hole on the downtown Asunciu00f3n, Paraguay light posts tells a story. Some of them are from civil wars decades ago, some from successful and unsuccessful coups, others …
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FDA Makes It Official: BPA Can’t Be Used in Baby Bottles and Cups
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that baby bottles and childrenu2019s drinking cups could no longer contain bisphenol A, or BPA, an estrogen-mimicking industrial chemical used in some …
Spying on Scientists: How the FDA Monitored Whistleblowers Who Raised Concerns over Radiation
The Food and Drug Administration has been found to have launched a massive surveillance campaign targeting its own scientists for writing letters to journalists, members of Congress and President …
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A “Victory” in My FOIA Lawsuit Against the FBI
Founder of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Information Policy calls FBI actions
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How Big Business Has Triumphed in State Legislatures on Civil Liberties, Higher Education and Energy
How three ALEC-like groups normalized extreme state-level policies on energy, civil liberties and higher education.
The Unhappy Truth About Positive Psychology
While trying to survive (as opposed to thrive) is the new normal, increasing numbers of people still debate the nature of happiness.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Japanese Protesters Take to the Streets Against Nuclear Reactors, and More
On Monday, Republicans in the Senate joined together to filibuster and kill the latest attempt by Democrats to inject transparency in our elections, On Monday, the Georgia State Board …
Election Countdown 2012: One Person Is Confirmed Dead After an Oil and Natural Gas Well Explosion in Ohio, and More
These [satellite] images appear to support the rumored allegations [that] drillers and frackers may have been driving tanker trucks offroad, opening the valve on the tank while driving, and …