Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2023
On March 14, 2023, I testified before the Minnesota House of Representatives Environment and Natural Resources Committee in support of a cumulative impacts bill. Before coming to UCS, I worked as a state scientist for 14 years at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Circle of Blue
MAY 2, 2023
In releasing this wastewater the facility violated a national permit, though according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the majority of the release was “clear storm water” and the threat to public health is “slim.” Louis River, which flows into Lake Superior.
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Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2022
A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. Wisconsin faces difficulty enforcing pollution control from small farms. It proposes regulating four of the toxic chemicals – PFOS, PFOA, PFBS, and GenX – under the state’s groundwater law. Other News.
Circle of Blue
APRIL 5, 2022
Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources is imposing additional penalties on Enbridge, the company that owns the Line 3 oil pipeline, for harming groundwater during its construction. This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Find all the work here. Other News.
Acoel
APRIL 23, 2025
In 1967, I graduated from Brandeis University and worked that summer in Edison, NJ as an analytical chemist for one of EPAs predecessorsthe Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, not appreciating any potential relevance to my future profession. Its a good time to reflect. Ive worked with talented lawyers at 3 different firms.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Supreme Court issued a radical constitutional decision that over the last century has proven enormously consequential in a host of environmental, natural resources and public health contexts. One hundred years ago this month, the U.S. In the December 1922 decision Pennsylvania Coal Company v.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 8, 2025
The [state] Oil and Gas Act, Clean Streams Law and Air Pollution Control Act give EQB the authority and mandate to promulgate regulations to protect health and the environment. The agency's duties under the Pennsylvania Constitution to conserve and maintain Pennsylvania resources further bolster this authority.
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