Trump EPA Air Office's “War on the War on Cancer”
The Trump EPA is trying to get some cover by holding a comment period and a few public hearings—listening sessions, where members of the public can register...
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Standing Rock: Gross Underestimates of DAPL Expansion Risks
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has been fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) since the historic protests that happened during its construction in 2016...
NRDC Briefs Congress on Neonic Pesticide Human Health Harms
One of the main reasons that neonics are so harmful is that they are designed to be systemic—that is, to get into the system of the plant, making the pollen, ...
Senate Should Retain PFAS Provisions in Defense Bill
Thanks to many Congressional House members, including Representatives Dan Kildee, Debbie Dingell, Andy Levin and Chairman Adam Smith, for including important...
EPA Attack on Science Targets Animal Tests
This week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a directive instructing the agency to significantly reduce animal testing by 2035. The agency also awarded $...
EPA’s Glyphosate Assessment Is Unsafe, Unhealthy, Unlawful
This spring EPA issued its Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision, PID ( Relevant documents here, and in the EPA Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-2340 ). In...