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Why she quit: EPA scientist’s scathing letter of resignation

August 2, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Environment, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest 3 comments

On her way out the door, after 30 years with the Environmental Protection Agency, Elizabeth Southerland left a scathing note detailing why she quit.

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Atomic Homefront: The feel-bad movie of the year

July 19, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Environment, Government, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

The director of Atomic Homefront calls her documentary “the feel-bad movie of the year.” That’s how Rebecca Camissa described it at a special advance

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Deleting science from EPA’s Office of Science and Technology

March 13, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Government, Science, Widgets: Science/Technology One comment

The EPA’s Office of Science and Technology [OST] no longer includes the word science in its mission statement. That’s a big effing deal, says

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Bees matter. We need to protect them, before it’s too late

August 1, 2013 Renee Shur Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Food, Science, Technology Leave a comment

Did you know that 40 percent of our food is thrown into landfills every year? That shocking statistic comes to us courtesy of the

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