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The Bureau of Land Management has chosen a career official who was a favorite of former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to serve as BLM’s second-in-command overseeing the daily operations of the federal government’s largest landowner. Read More

Last July, career EPA officials were set to unveil their plan to complete a long-awaited health review of the toxic metal hexavalent chromium, but more than half a year later, the plan is still under wraps — the latest delay for the human health assessment of the anti-corrosion chemical made infamous by the 2000 film […]

Cuba offers interesting lessons for how to develop urban agriculture, including government-allocated land and agroecological methods that deliver high yields and diverse crops in small spaces. Read More

Companies must tackle the problem by reducing and reusing first, rather than skipping straight to recycling as the best solution. Read More

Looking for an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastics — especially single-use items like bags, straws and picnic tableware — many supermarkets and vendors are offering an array of compostable alternatives made from plant fibers or starches. Read More

A chemical maker’s North Carolina plant may have broken federal law by failing to notify EPA before it started manufacturing and repurposing new industrial compounds, the agency said last week. Read More

Marine microplastic pollution poses a variety of toxic threats, according to a new study out of the National University of Singapore. Read More

EPA leadership has stalled research at the agency’s program for toxic chemical risk assessments, according to a draft report from the government’s watchdog agency. Read More