The US Environmental Protection Agency's retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 13:23
in Earth & Climate
Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest advances for safeguarding human health and ecosystems from chemicals. Now, this scientific research office is being closed down by the US government