Military Personnel and Toxic Exposure
Military physicians testified at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on the effects of toxic exposure to airborne toxins and burn pits on military personnel and…
317 viewsMilitary physicians testified at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on the effects of toxic exposure to airborne toxins and burn pits on military personnel and…
317 viewsNew York Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, advocate Jon Stewart, and others spoke to reporters about legislation that would overhaul the treatment of veterans…
275 viewsFormer Buzzfeed senior culture writer Anne Helen Petersen explored the reasons for ‘burnout’ and how it most impacts millennials. This virtual event was provided by BookPeople Bookstore in…
837 viewsIn the weekly Democratic address, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI) talked about House-passed legislation, the PFAS Action Act of 2019, dealing with Environmental Protection Agency…
117 viewsThe Cuyahoga River fire of 1969 helped galvanize the clean water and environmental movements, even though it was not the worst fire the polluted river had seen. Historian David Stradling…
1,234 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Do you support state and local bans on plastic?” States such as Oregon, California, New York and Hawaii have enacted laws that ban single-use plastic…
914 viewsBioethicist Harriet Washington talked about her book, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, in which she detailed how environmental hazards…
876 viewsHugh Fitzsimons talked about his book, A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch, in which he reflected on the impact of fracking on his family’s ranch.
353 viewsChip Jacobs, co-author of, Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles, shared the history of air pollution in Southern California and looks at what the future holds for the car-centric…
193 viewsActing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Andrew Wheeler unveiled President Trump’s plan to combat lead exposure at the the agency' headquarters. He outlined the main goals of…
303 viewsCQ Roll Call Energy and Environment Reporter Jeremy Dillon discussed Yucca Mountain and the issue of nuclear waste storage. Earlier in the week, on Thursday, the House passed a measure,…
416 viewsJeremy Dillon talked about the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage legislation to be debated on the House floor the following week.
96 viewsWildfire experts and government officials testified at a hearing on how wildfires can be reduced through the use of technology. Topics included budget cuts, climate change, better community…
678 viewsRobert Kennedy Jr., the son of the late New York Senator Robert Kennedy, will be chairing a commission on vaccine safety under the Trump Administration. He met with the President-elect at…
6,903 viewsStephen Pyne talked about his book, Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America, about man’s relationship with wildfires and how views on and policies for managing them have changed over time. Mr.…
425 viewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro talked about lead exposure in low-income communities, followed by a panel discussion on the topic. Secretary Castro announced the…
222 viewsBrigham McCown talked about oil train derailments and pipeline spills and the debate over which mode of transportation is safest.
369 viewsResearchers and regulators testified at a hearing on the safety of hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” methods used to extract oil and natural gas. “Fracking” is the process of…
1,067 viewsErin Brokovich talked about her criticisms of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) response to and role in the accidental release of toxic metals into Colorado’s Animas river…
1,173 viewsRobert Mullins talked about his book, 12 Monkeys and a Green Jacket, about the history of Lake Olmstead in Augusta, Georgia. Created as a product of the Augusta Canal’s enlargement of 1873, Lake Olmstead was a popular tourist…
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