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EPA Moves to Rewrite Water Rules Following Sackett Decision

by Grace van Deelen 12 March 20255 May 2025

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced today that the agency would kick off a review of EPA rules and redefine “waters of the United States” to ensure that the agency aligns with the 2023 Supreme Court decision Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which limited the implementation of the Clean Water Act.

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The Supreme Court Is Bypassing Science—We Can’t Ignore It

by Adam S. Ward and Adell Amos 6 September 202312 September 2023

The court’s exclusion of scientists from the environmental rulemaking process comes full circle as the EPA strips federal protections for wetlands.

A view from Phoenix’s Piestewa Peak
Posted inNews

Racist Slurs in Place-Names Have to Go, Say Geoscientists

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 March 202111 October 2021

An open letter from geoscientists supports a bill to remove racist slurs from federally recognized lakes, creeks, canyons, and other small landforms.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., during the June 2020 release of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis majority staff report, joined by Rep. Kathy Castor, the chair of the committee.
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How Scientists Can Engage to Solve the Climate Crisis

by R. L. Martin 30 October 20206 March 2023

Policymakers need scientists. Here’s how one geoscientist contributed to a U.S. congressional report that’s already churning out legislation—and real action.

Water channel through marsh grasses in Galveston, Texas
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New Clean Water Act Rule Leaves U.S. Waters Vulnerable

by Adam S. Ward and R. Walsh 11 February 202021 December 2022

A revised definition of which waters can be protected from pollution by the federal government ignores established science.

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China Challenges U.S. Science Dominance

by Randy Showstack 4 February 202021 March 2023

A recent Congressional hearing and National Science Board report show that U.S. leadership faces growing global competition.

Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Frank Pallone, and Rep. Bobby Rush speak at a podium about the CLEAN Future Act
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House Democrats Introduce Ambitious Climate Change Plan

by Randy Showstack 9 January 202015 October 2021

Legislation will call for a 100% clean U.S. economy by 2050.

The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant seen here is located in southwest Iceland.
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Bipartisan Focus on Energy Innovation Emerges

by Randy Showstack 23 December 201927 March 2023

A trio of bills making their way through Congress would boost research and development for technologies that could contribute substantially to future U.S. energy production and consumption.

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Hearing Explores Resilience to Climate-Related Natural Disasters

by Randy Showstack 22 November 201915 October 2021

Experts call for more tools to help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change to curb the impacts and costs of natural disasters.

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Scientific Integrity Act Passes House Committee

by Randy Showstack 18 October 201927 March 2023

Legislation would require federal science agencies to adopt and enforce strong scientific integrity policies.

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