Tag: EPA
History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn’t work
Facing these threats, scientists should not disengage from providing the nation with objective analysis and recommendations.
Exxon fined $2M for ‘reckless disregard’ of sanctions during Tillerson era
When secretary of state was CEO of ExxonMobil, says Treasury, the oil giant showed a "reckless disregard" for sanctions
EPA’s Scott Pruitt wants to televise a debate on climate change
Pruitt says there are many unanswered questions about climate change.
Stop dumping offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico
"The agency has no business rubber-stamping the dumping of dangerous, disgusting chemicals without even trying to understand the risks."
VICTORY! Appeals court rule EPA cannot delay Obama-era emissions rule
This is a huge victory for environmentalists, who have been working tirelessly against Scott Pruitt and the EPA to ensure Obama-era environmental regulations aren’t undone.
EPA boss launches program to ‘critique’ scientific consensus on climate change
Since taking the EPA’s helm, Pruitt has assisted with President Trump’s systematic dismantling of critical rules that protect the environment in favor of energy development.
EPA chief met with Dow Chemical CEO before deciding not to...
This is just the latest in a long list of examples of the Trump administration working with corporate polluters before reversing public safeguards
Former EPA employees sound the alarm in scathing report
If nothing else, this chaotic president and his crony Pruitt have stayed true to their word.
Pruitt names lawyer who defended Koch Industries as a top EPA...
Traylor represents yet another conflict of interest.
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New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.
A patient in Illinois was billed after leaving an emergency room without being treated, in KFF Health News' Bill of the Month series.
Tennessee lawmakers demand answers after report that private youth prisons hid abuse
One company runs all three of the state's highest-security youth prisons, and Tennessee plans to spend more than $400 million on additional facilities.
Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths
Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.