Author: Michael Phillis
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Supreme Court ruling weakens Biden’s clean water protections
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WASHINGTON • The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government’s jurisdiction over them. The rule would require that wetlands be more clearly connected to other waters like oceans and rivers, a policy shift that departs from a…
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Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved the result, which…
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EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
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WASHINGTON • The Biden administration took steps Thursday aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, announcing plans to release $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds next year for lead pipe removal and impose stricter rules to limit exposure to the health hazard. Vice President Kamala Harris made the case for the administration’s push to eliminate…
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Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. • Shortly after sunrise on a recent Saturday in Benton Harbor, Mich., residents began lining up for free bottled water so they could drink and cook without fear of the high levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Free water distribution sites are a fixture of life in the majority Black…