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The E.P.A. promotes toxic fertilizer. 3M told it of risks years ago.
Christopher P. Higgins, university distinguished professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is cited in this article about how the EPA obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”
December 27, 2024
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The American industry that wants more government intervention
Elizabeth Holley, Mines associate professor of Mining Engineering, discusses the domestic mining of critical minerals in a story from Kirk Siegler for NPR's Morning Edition program.
December 18, 2024
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China’s mineral export ban strikes at the US defense industrial base
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Mines, co-authored this column. It discusses how the Chinese mineral export ban could cause the U.S. defense industry to experience short-term mineral shortages and higher prices.
December 6, 2024