Corbin covers the use and regulation of chemicals as well as their impacts on human health and the environment for E&E News, where he has worked since 2014. His reporting on oil and gas development in national wildlife refuges for Greenwire won a National Press Club award. He previously covered environmental policy at SNL Energy and the Center for Public Integrity and has freelanced for The Economist, Mother Jones and many other publications. As an editor, he has worked at The Huffington Post and PBS MediaShift. He has a degree in international relations from Bowdoin College.
Democratic senators yesterday raised few concerns about President Trump's picks for two top EPA posts and a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, making their confirmations more likely in a narrowly divided chamber.
EPA career officials warned the Trump administration last year that its proposed staffing changes and budget shortfalls could undermine the agency's scientific research, documents show.
Arguments over EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's scandals, and the media's coverage of them, overshadowed a Senate confirmation hearing this morning for two nominees who hope to help him lead the agency.
The founder of a public health coalition that played a central role in strengthening U.S. chemical safety standards died Saturday.
Harvard University is working on an international survey that researchers believe could revolutionize the world's understanding of how buildings affect public health.