India’s coronavirus crisis is stunning to behold. In northern India, bodies are being cremated in public parks because crematoriums have exceeded their capacity. Elsewhere, officials have suggested that families bury in their backyards relatives who succumbed to covid-19. Despite being … Continued
Sen. Deb Fischer, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has reported her committee advanced the Growing Climate Solutions Act. Fischer is an original cosponsor. The bill would create a certification program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help … Continued
The U.S. population grew by only 7.4 percent over the past decade, the smallest increase since the 1930s, the Census Bureau reported yesterday. This morning, I want to explain why and talk about both the upsides and downsides of slower … Continued
There should be no doubt that our changing climate is an urgent problem that demands global answers. So far this year, we’ve already seen devastating storms and worrisome drought conditions…Therefore, it is good news that President Joe Biden announced an ambitious goal of cutting U.S. … Continued
It’s Earth Day, and to celebrate the Biden administration is announcing new plans to address infrastructure, climate change and environmental justice. Researchers and policymakers are paying more attention to how racial and social inequalities are affected by the climate crisis. … Continued
I want to share a quote with you from an ad published in the New York Times in January of 1970. “On April 22, we start to reclaim the environment that we have wrecked.” Those words were written by the organizers of … Continued
Interstate water disputes are as American as apple pie. States often think a neighboring state is using more than its fair share from a river, lake or aquifer that crosses borders. Currently the U.S. Supreme Court has on its docket a … Continued
Rural America needs historic levels of public investment if it is going to contribute to the nation’s economic recovery, said Susan Rice, the head of the White House Domestic Policy Council in remarks to Rural Assembly Everywhere. “The road to [a] … Continued
Americans are most worried about water quality compared to other environmental issues, a new Gallup survey finds. The survey compared six environmental concerns: drinking water pollution; pollution in rivers, lakes and reservoirs; tropical rainforest loss; climate change; air pollution; and plant and animal species extinction. While most Americans showed … Continued