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Articles by Isabel Echarte
Is the Science Advisory Board’s Critique of EPA’s Fracking Report Justified?
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Science Advisory Board (SAB) released its final report reviewing the agency’s draft assessment of the impacts of shale development on drinking water resources.
Understanding EPA’s Final Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final report on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (often referred to as “fracking”) on drinking water resources in the United States. In it, the agency describes the ways in which hydraulic fracturing, wastewater management, and other activities related to oil and gas production could potentially affect drinking water resources.
Neither Side Gets Its Science Right in Maryland Fracking Ban Debate
As Maryland weighs a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, two opinion pieces published in the Washington Post (available here and here) present diametrically opposed views on the topic. Although the two pieces argue that science is on their side, they each cherry pick from existing research, distorting the impacts of fracking, rather than provide solid evidence that can help inform Maryland residents and policymakers.
How To Prevent A New Foreclosure Crisis | New Haven Independent
(Opinion)—Many families are struggling to make ends meet right now. Property taxes — already a source of strain for many homeowners — may be particularly challenging to pay. Of course, these taxes are needed to support the city government’s budget. But what happens when families can’t pay those bills?
Measured Modification to BSEE’s Well Control Rule
On May 11, 2018, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a proposed rule to relax 59 of 342 elements of its 2016 blowout preventer (BOP) and well control rule, enacted in response to the Deepwater Horizon well blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The proposed changes seek to reduce what the administration considers redundant requirements for testing and paperwork submissions as well as making some provisions more flexible and clarifying the text of others.
Unpacking the Administration’s Revised Social Cost of Carbon
The Trump administration’s announcement on plans for moving forward with the repeal of the Clean Power Plan obviously reaffirms its position that the Obama administration’s approach on climate was too aggressive. It is therefore important to assess the administration’s arguments for why the Clean Power Plan—or CPP—represented federal overreach. There are some interesting nuances.
Conservatives' Embrace of a Carbon Tax Requires Revisiting the Coal Impact
In early February, a group of prominent and respected economists as well as former federal cabinet secretaries released a three-part report under the auspices of the Climate Leadership Council (CLC), urging the adoption of a carbon tax to help address the problem of global warming. It is the quantitative analysis in the second of the three reports (A Winning Trade) that is particularly germane to my discussion here.
Trump’s Climate Executive Order Discards American Values
President Trump’s executive order issued today promises to roll back much of the country’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change. Specifically, it commits the Trump administration to rolling back President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (limiting emissions from fossil-fueled power plants) as well as a variety of other, smaller regulations.
Understanding EPA’s Final Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final report on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (often referred to as “fracking”) on drinking water resources in the United States. In it, the agency describes the ways in which hydraulic fracturing, wastewater management, and other activities related to oil and gas production could potentially affect drinking water resources.
Documenting Evidence Of Climate Change
For South Florida, climate change isn't part of some vague future; it's a reality today. South Florida has seen nine inches of of sea-level rise since the 1920s. But keeping South Florida dry is complicated by, among other factors, the area's porous limestone foundation, as a recent Rolling Stone article points out. Florida can't just follow Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan for New York City and barricade itself against rising seas.
A Timeline Of Same-Sex Marriage In Florida
The history of gay marriage in Florida may reveal what the future holds. As counties in South Florida gave more rights to same-sex couples, the Sunshine State reinforced its opposition. Florida is among 30 states with the most rigid same-sex marriage ban, including it in its state constitution. The following is a brief look back at the issue in recent decades: In January, Dade County enacts an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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