Author name: James Scimecca

The arrival of winter in Chicago—snow, sleet, and bone-chilling temperatures from a Polar Vortex—has transformed many streets, sidewalks, and parking […]

Given the sheer number of scientific papers published each year, it can be challenging for regulators, policymakers, clinicians—and especially the

It didn’t take long for a congressional hearing on the best ways for lawmakers to tackle PFAS contamination to turn

I loved the movie Erin Brockovich played by Julia Roberts who played a lawyer’s assistant fighting the interplay of corporate greed and

Every day, consumers are bombarded with an endless ticker tape of news stories, marketing campaigns, and social media posts that

Uncertainty is expensive. It is a breeding ground for doubt, fear, and panic. The ongoing effort to regulate PFAS compounds

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to three researchers—David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens—who used “natural experiments”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Strategic Roadmap for PFAS compounds has triggered a flurry of webinars and white papers

Last week I rented a car in California — home of Prop. 65, which requires warning labels on just about

The EPA has announced its comprehensive national strategy to confront PFAS pollution, and it has managed to upset organizations on