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- Mercury Pollution: An End in Sight?
Work continues on a global treaty to solve the world's mercury pollution problem.
Overview - It will take an international solution to curb the world's mercury pollution problem -- and the United States should lead the way.
Documents Tagged health in All Sections
- Consequences of Global Warming
Overview - A hotter planet means dirtier air and water, more severe floods and droughts, more wildfires and other serious consequences.
- A Historic Step in the Right Direction for Clean Air
EPA’s Standards for Carbon Pollution Will Help Protect Public Health
Overview - EPA’s Standards for Carbon Pollution Will Protect Public Health
- Pesticides: What You Need to Know
Pesticides are designed to kill pests, but they don't stop there.
Overview - Pesticides are designed to kill pests, but they don't stop there. People, pets, farmers, agriculture workers, and wildlife are all harmed by overuse, misuse, and even lawful use of these toxic chemicals.
- Oppose the REINS Act: H.R. 10/S.299
Legislative Analysis - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (“REINS”) Act (H.R. 10/S. 299), introduced by Rep. Davis (R-KY) and Sen. Paul (R-KY), would undo more than 100 years of safeguards by allowing just one chamber of Congress to block enforcement of existing statutory protections -- from worker safety, to public health, to Wall Street reform. This would make Congress the required arbiter of every technical question and business dispute, and would allow a single chamber of Congress to stop any regulation, no matter what the facts showed. The REINS Act would effectively rewrite virtually every environmental and other regulatory statute, making their requirements unenforceable. Get document in pdf.
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