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environment

Ruth Kassinger
Green all over
Published Summer 2019
In 'Slime,' author Ruth Kassinger gives life-sustaining, omnipresent—and sometimes villainous—algae their long overdue star turn / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Q+A
Expert: 'Unimaginable' impact from EPA cuts
Published March 17, 2017
School of Public Health's Tom Burke served as EPA science adviser, deputy assistant administrator
An oil drill at sea with dark clouds in the background
Q+A
Oil changes
Published Jan 3, 2017
Executive order to limit offshore drilling in Arctic places Obama at odds with Trump's pro-oil promises, SAIS expert says
Two men seated on stage with American flag in background
Conservation
'I just don't want to quit'
Published Dec 8, 2016
Author, farmer, activist Wendell Berry keep fighting 'to protect everything worth protecting'
Environmental health
Scientists wary of coming climate policy shift
Published Dec 8, 2016
Experts discuss what Trump's global warming skepticism, pledge to revive coal mean for environmental, public health
Earth Day
A campus-wide celebration
Published April 23, 2015 Photos
For the campus-wide Earth Day celebration, sustainable student groups, JHU departments, and local environmental organizations united for a day of reflection and festivities
Fueling concerns
Small spills, big risks
Published Oct 7, 2014
Soil and groundwater may be imperiled more than previously understood by drops of fuel spilled at gas stations