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The EPA labels microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

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The EPA labels microplastics and potential pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water, as well as other chemicals and microorganisms.

The EPA labels microplastics and potential pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water, as well as other chemicals and microorganisms. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide description toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In response to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time placed them on the … Read more

The EPA recently considered human life to be $0. That’s not just a moral problem – it’s a market problem Good luck

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The EPA recently considered human life to be $0. That's not just a moral problem - it's a market problem Good luck

Lately Good luck thoughts on how Trump-era policies are driving capitalism away, I argued that markets cannot function without trust, transparency and a shared sense of purpose. Since then, the Administration has taken another step to take the argument to the logical—and downright scary—next step. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did something unusual as a … Read more