Today I am traveling to Banff, a pleasant mountain resort in western Canada, to attend a workshop on systematic uncertainties. Yes, you heard that right - a bunch of physicists and statisticians will…

In 2016, The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and created a mandatory requirement for EPA to evaluate existing chemicals…

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a United Nations epidemiology group headquartered in France, could be in ethical hot water again over the claim by a Ramazzini Institute leader…

In 2014, under what politicians declared as pressure from the private sector and very much wanting the public to feel like government was showing 'leadership' in space issues, the European Space…

EPA Administrator Michael Regan appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture, the first EPA head to do so since 2016, to defend the Biden administration's efforts to increase regulations on…

After someone with mental health issues shoots up a business, the recurring theme from gun ban activists is to say it's a 'red' state problem. Meaning Republicans. And thus the NRA and everything…

Last year, the Biden administration decided to boost the US wind sector by giving cheap leases to Democratic donors, much the same way the Obama administration did when they turned over 5,000,000…

America is the world leader in science, yet we are also the world leader in organic food, supplements, the wellness industry, and prescription medication consumption. One more recent bit of anti-…

Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus are brand names for semaglutide, a hormone which stimulates insulin. It's led to a lot of weight loss, despite the disclaimer that it is not for weight loss. It is for…

Alcohol is a legitimate class 1 carcinogen that is prized by most of the world. While claims of health benefits were always suspect epidemiology, so were claims that even a glass of wine during…