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IG Report Shows Top Trump Officials at EPA Hid Threats of Toxic Dicamba Herbicide

Health, News / May 25, 2021

“Last year, a team of epidemiologists found that use of the weed-killer can increase the risk of developing numerous cancers.” IG Report Shows Top Trump Officials at EPA Hid Threats of Toxic Dicamba Herbicide “Now that the EPA’s highly politicized, anti-science approach to fast-tracking use of this harmful pesticide has been fully exposed, the agency should …

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Your Health: Is the end near for chrysotile asbestos?

Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News / January 4, 2021

“Before TSCA was revised, the EPA spent more than a decade trying to ban existing uses of asbestos. The bar was too high, though, and despite mounds of evidence showing the dangers of the substance, the EPA was unable to justify banning it.” Trump’s team ignored EPA scientists in green-lighting new uses of asbestos Is …

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Judge Tosses EPA Plan to Dredge and Fill Bay Area Salt Ponds

Climate, Coastal Issues, Community Rights, News, Politics, Resources / November 1, 2020

Judge Tosses EPA Plan to Dredge and Fill Bay Area Salt Ponds EcoWatch by Jordan Davidson Oct. 07, 2020 11:49AM ESTPOLITICS The Redwood City Salt Ponds on May 11, 2013. Kenneth Lu / Flickr A federal judge in a U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California vacated a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

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Trump EPA Denounced for ‘Disgusting’ Decision on Atrazine, Herbicide Tied to Birth Defects

Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News / November 1, 2020

No surprises here, money always trumps life in this administration.  “Rather than heed the huge body of independent science demonstrating these harms, and banning this toxic pesticide, the Trump EPA apparently allowed atrazine manufacturers to call the shots.” —Bill Freese, Center for Food Safety Trump EPA Denounced for ‘Disgusting’ Decision on Atrazine, Herbicide Tied to …

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CEQA Requires Assessment of GHG Impacts from Tourism

WaPo: Chemical experts question EPA’s approval of coronavirus disinfectant

Coronavirus, Health, News / August 27, 2020

CDC, FDA, EPA, VA the institutions broken by the Trump Administration continues to undermine trust and competency in our government. Chemical experts question EPA’s approval of coronavirus disinfectant The cleanser could be harmful and might not be necessary American Airlines is the first carrier to get emergency approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to use …

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Blast From the past: New study says methane emissions from gas and oil industry 60 percent higher than EPA reports

Climate, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News, Uncategorized / July 17, 2020

Trump Loosens Methane Standards In A Win For Oil & Gas … Sep 4, 2019 President Trump ordered a rollback of Obama-era methane regulations which obliged the oil and gas industry to monitor and fix methane leaks across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. New study says methane emissions from gas and oil industry 60 percent higher than EPA reports Walter Einenkel Daily Kos Staff Thursday …

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