“Additional federal studies are under way to see if any contamination reaches taps or ground water used for drinking, but the program under which they are conducted, the toxic substances hydrology program of the geological survey, is slated to be eliminated under budget cuts proposed by the Bush administration, government officials said... estrogens and similar compounds are increasingly the focus of research by the Environmental Protection Agency and many scientists because of hints that they alter sexual characteristics in fish and other aquatic species.” IfsWaySaidGovernmentUsedWaterStudyFocusCuttingResearchProgramScientistDrinkingSpeciesEnvironmentalFishesProtectionAdministrationSubstanceBudgetsAgencyCharacteristicsOfficialsToxicHintsCompoundsSurveysEnvironmental ProtectionGovernment OfficialsContaminationEstrogenBudget Cuts Author:Andrew Revkin
“The responsibility of the scientist or journalist is to convey the context. If you're talking about the Arctic Sea ice, you have to embrace the reality that there's a huge number of other things that influence that on a year-to-year basis.” IfsYearsRealityNumbersResponsibilityTalkingSeaInfluenceHugeScientistBasesEmbraceIceJournalistArcticHuge Numbers Author:Andrew Revkin
“Scientists are also unnerved by the summer's implications for the future...proof that human activities are propelling a slide toward climate calamity...humans may have tipped the balance...a particularly harsh jolt to polar bears.” HumansMayEnergyEnvironmentBearsBalanceActivitySummerScientistClimateClimate ChangeProofHarshSlidesCalamityImplicationsHuman ActivityGlaciersPolar Bears Author:Andrew Revkin
