Academic success depends largely on social background—this has long been known. A recent international study led by ...

The stated mission of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. Since its formation in 1970, EPA has had a leadership role in developing many fields ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal health and environmental officials announced a $144-million effort to study microplastics in human bodies ...

Lawyers for the Conservation Law Foundation argued federal regulators didn’t fulfill their duty in a recent permitting ...

During a public consultation, an overwhelming majority of 1,400 submissions from lawyers, environmental groups and others opposed the proposed fee scale. The Law Society said the ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...