Chris White Former Vibe editor and current author Dave Bry wondered publicly in a Saturday editorial for The Guardian whether or not it is moral to birth a child in a world that could supposedly become uninhabitable within the next few decades. “For while the world is a wonderful place, one we humans have made nicer for…
By Michael Bastasch Michigan regulators have gotten most of the blame for allowing high levels of lead get into the city of Flint’s drinking water, but a new government report notes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wasn’t enforcing federal law despite knowing lead was seeping into people’s drinking water. A new Congressional Research Service (CRS)…
Andrew Follett The legal system should be completely changed so that hydraulic fracturing companies can be sued without any burden of proof, according to a law school professor writing in The Wall Street Journal Sunday. “Oil and gas companies should be held liable—whether they have acted negligently or not—if their disposal of fracking waste causes earthquakes.” writes Blake Watson, a professor at…