Tag: EPA
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
How Badly Did The Supreme Court Damage Obama’s Climate Plan?
Whoever gets elected president, and controls the EPA, will literally change the course of the world.
Caving to Coal Interests, Supreme Court Blocks Key Climate Action
"We’re disappointed the rule has been stayed, but you can’t stay climate change and you can’t stay climate action," says EPA spokesperson.
Court Issues Order to Hold Biggest Polluters Accountable for Cleanup Costs
The U.S. Court of Appeals has recently decided it was time for polluters to pay for the destruction they have caused instead of making American taxpayers foot the bill.
Under Heavy Criticism For Handling Of Flint’s Water Crisis, EPA Official...
The official in charge of America’s Midwest region may have resigned, but the EPA is not solely to blame.
Activists Deliver Plan for Just Transition to EPA Offices Nationwide
Activists issued their own corrective on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan at each of the EPA’s 10 regional offices yesterday.
EPA Releases Study on Pesticides Killing Bees, Gets Sued Immediately by...
“A single seed coated with a neonicotinoid insecticide is enough to kill a songbird.”
EPA Scientists Call Foul on Fracking Study, Say Findings ‘Inconsistent With...
Meanwhile, a new paper published Jan. 6 in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental and Epidemiology only emphasizes why further evaluations on fracking fluids are a must.
Knee-jerk Nullification: Impeachment Lite
There is far more self-evident misconduct to censure 47 GOP senators than even this regressive House would dare place at Obama's door. Like patriotism for Mark Twain, this cowardly war of party nullification is the last refuse of scoundrels.
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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight
The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule
North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children
UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated sexual abuse.
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...
Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.