| Oct 21, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this year’s vice presidential debate, Senator Kamala Harris reiterated Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s rejection of a fracking ban, despite her earlier call for one when she was a presidential candidate. “I will repeat, and the American people know, that Joe Biden...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedLiquefied natural gas (LNG) is a potential disaster in the making. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Physicians for Social Responsibility, which surveyed an abundance of research on LNG’s threats to public health. LNG is natural gas that is filtered and...
| Oct 2, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedTeenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: “Listen to the scientists.” As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it’s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. For years, corporations funded...
| Jul 31, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedScience. Evidence. Facts. Do these even matter anymore in U.S. policy? They should — especially when it comes to issues that affect our health and environment, like fracking. Concerned Health Professionals of New York and my organization, Physicians for Social...
| Sep 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedSeptember 11 is already an annual day of mourning. But while the nation grieved over victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan future generations may well grieve as a tragedy in its own...