Thursday, January 30, 2025

Tag: EPA

EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and industry

EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals, marking a critical step in protecting public health and the environment after decades of harm.

EPA’s historic ban on toxic chemicals: A win for health, or...

The EPA bans two carcinogenic chemicals after decades of advocacy, but political and industrial challenges loom.

Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little...

Formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes. It is virtually everywhere.

Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA

“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”

Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin backed by Texas fracking billionaire Tim...

Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.

Supreme Court allows EPA to implement carbon emission standards despite ongoing...

The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.

US senators demand EPA ban paraquat as evidence links toxic pesticide...

The senators urged EPA Administrator Michael Regan to take decisive action to protect public health, noting that over 70 countries have already banned paraquat due to its known dangers.

Biden-Harris admin pledges $3 billion to electrify and clean up US...

The investment will support approximately 40,000 union jobs while reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis, a press release from the White House said.

Federal judge rules fluoridation an ‘unreasonable risk’ to health of children

The EPA will be required to take regulatory action to restrict or eliminate the risk by law.

EPA scientists said they were pressured to downplay harms from chemicals....

After the scientists pushed back, they received negative performance reviews and three of them were removed from their positions in the EPA’s division of new chemicals and reassigned to jobs elsewhere in the agency.

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Navajo Nation members swept up in immigration raids amid concerns over racial profiling

Indigenous citizens wrongfully detained in immigration sweeps, raising legal and civil rights concerns.

Trump targets FDA with sweeping overhaul led by Musk and RFK Jr., threatening public...

FDA faces radical changes under Trump, risking public health and regulatory stability.

Nationwide protests erupt against Trump’s inauguration amid fears of far-right agenda

Nationwide protests amplify voices against policies threatening marginalized communities.

Why we evolved to dream at night and what dreams mean

We forget most of our dreams. So why do we have them?

California’s bold move to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters

New bill aims to shift wildfire recovery costs from taxpayers to fossil fuel companies.