Sunday, April 28, 2024

Judge: EPA’s approval of bee-killing pesticides violated federal law

A U.S. District Court judge held that the EPA had unlawfully issued 59 pesticide registrations between 2007 and 2012 for a wide variety of agricultural, landscaping and ornamental uses.

Two scientists resign from EPA to protest recent firings

The scientists insist they will “not be a future prop for bad science.”

The race to stop Tar Sands pipeline financing before loans are even made

Efforts to defund Keystone XL target same banks that supported DAPL. “If you stop the flow of dollars, you stop the flow of oil.”

EPA puts politics over science

This isn’t 1984. You can’t just throw scientific conclusions into the metaphorical memory hole.

U.S. steel chemical spill exceeds allowable limit by 584 times

The National Park Service says they are concerned about the long-term potential impacts to beach users’ health, wildlife and other park resources.

Scientists removed from EPA board

Pruitt has been criticized by many for his ties with the energy industry, which leaves many environmentalists worried about his neutrality in making decisions for the EPA.

Field test of GMO algae sparks outrage

Billions of taxpayer dollars have been invested in developing algae biofuels that have yet to be commercially viable.

Wisconsin Senate passes Koch-backed REINS bill that would benefit Koch, other polluters

There are concerns about the bill's ability to potentially “grind the regulatory process to a halt.”

North Dakota plagued by oil spills: 745 in one year

Energy Transfer Partners and its subsidiary Sunoco are behind hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016.

Climate-denying group led by Trump strategist lobbied for Dakota Access, Keystone XL

This climate denial–tobacco connection is not unusual.