The Next Global Race AI Isn’t Just Who Discovers More, But Who Discovers Faster
Physicist Nishant Sahdev argues that the speed of scientific discovery has become a strategic asset—and that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the “super-accelerator” that will decide which nations lead and which become dependent. Writing from Chapel Hill, he points to a recent move by the US Department of Energy: the launch of 26 “science and […]
Republicans Target 2016 Toxic-Chemicals Reforms, Alarmed Advocates Warn of Higher Risks for Consumers and Workers
A new Republican-backed bill in the U.S. House would rewrite key parts of the country’s main chemical safety law in ways that public-health and environmental advocates say would sharply reduce protections for consumers, workers, and ecosystems. It’s described as an attempt to roll back major reforms Congress made in 2016 to the Toxic Substances Control […]
Senate Democrats Demand Answers after EPA Drops “Dollar Value” for Lives Saved by Pollution Rules
More than three dozen Democratic senators have opened an inquiry into a major policy change at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that could reshape how the government justifies (and potentially weakens) air-pollution rules. The senators say the agency’s new approach is “particularly troubling” because it abandons a long-standing practice of putting a monetary value on […]
