Tag: EPA
Science-advisory board says Trump administration’s policies run counter to established science
"EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler must immediately withdraw these unlawful proposals that threaten the health and well-being of all Americans."
EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health
If the secret science rule is adopted, EPA officials will have to pretend that this kind of research doesn’t exist, since the patient records that it draws on can’t be made public.
U.S. Government sides with Bayer over Roundup cancer case
Roundup weedkiller did not have to require cancer warnings, according to the EPA and Justice Department.
EPA watchdog: White House blocked part of truck pollution investigation, caused...
"The troubling extent to which the Trump EPA went to break the law and abuse the regulatory process in order to benefit individual political benefactors from the glider truck industry."
Trump’s EPA re-approves ‘cyanide bombs’ deadly to coyotes, foxes and feral...
“This appalling decision leaves cyanide traps lurking in our wild places to threaten people, pets, and imperiled animals.”
As air pollution reaches epidemic proportions, EPA rollbacks cause 200,000 deaths...
"When a study shows 99% of death occurring at exposure levels below that threshold, that should make us look much harder at whether the threshold protects people effectively enough.”
Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals, rules court
In the case of asbestos, the EPA's new direction would mean ignoring almost 8.9 million tones of asbestos-containing products.
Putting ‘health of all species’ in danger, Trump EPA proposal guts...
“With Trump's EPA reversing even the most commonsense protections, our health, and the health of all species, is in serious danger.”
‘Censorship science, pure and simple:’ Physicians for Social Responsibility opposes EPA...
“The EPA is seeking to turn its back on studies that enable its core mission: to safeguard environmental health and protect American communities from harm."
EPA to rollback Obama-era coal ash regulations that safeguard Americans
"Instead of having a single strong national set of public health protections for this polluting industry, we are going to be left with federal regulations that are riddled with loopholes."
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).