Tag: EPA
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."
EPA to weaken rules to control toxic coal ash in water
Environmental activists plan to challenge these rollbacks in court. Let’s hope they succeed.
EPA disbanded a clean air science panel. We met anyway –...
The nongovernmental panel of experts found that particle pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health, but that's not the only worrying trend at EPA.
How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
Disbanded air pollution panel finds EPA standards don’t protect public health
The panel supported the preliminary conclusions of a Draft EPA Policy Assessment that the current standards aren't requisite to protect public health.
Hotbed of resistance: A voice from inside Trump’s EPA
On Feb. 6, 2017, 300 people took to the streets of Chicago in protest of the impending confirmation of Scott Pruitt as...
By allowing 6 million lead service lines to stay in ground,...
Public health groups that have waited decades for the federal government to overhaul its lead-in-water rules were outraged Thursday over EPA Administrator...
Trump administration disbanded marine life and health advisory boards
The White House is currently making moves to eliminate three federal advisory boards that deal with the protection of marine life.
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The President from Hell (and High Water)
Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.
Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson
The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground fire
State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.
Crystal Mason’s belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.
Credit Acceptance agrees to million settlement over unaffordable subprime car loans
Borrowers who lost cars to repossession will get million in debt relief, and the lender must cap vehicle prices at 109% of retail book value for seven years.