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Sustainable Science at EPA
After decades of focus on how much harm to allow to the environment, the top scientist, Paul Anastas, wants to make principles of sustainability the north star guiding the agency. To do that, Anastas draws on his experience as a pioneer in the field of gr
The Environmental Protection Agency’s top scientist says today;s environmental problems require a seismic shift in the way EPA works. Living on Earth’s Jeff Young profiles Paul Anastas (uh NAS tus). The green chemistry pioneer wants to put the principles of sustainability at the center of EPA science.