Environmental Health

Deserted Oil Wells Haunt Los Angeles With Toxic Fumes And Cleanup Costs

"Thick oil was once so abundant beneath Southern California that it bubbled to the surface, most famously at the La Brea Tar Pits. But after more than a century of aggressive drilling by fossil fuel companies, most of Los Angeles’ profitable oil is gone. What remains is a costly legacy ...."

Source: LA Times, 03/09/2020

"Greens' Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies"

"The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration's intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump.

The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White House press aide Hogan Gidley's recent comments in a Fox News interview could violate the Hatch Act or 'merit system principles' that have long governed public personnel practices.

Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2020

"EPA: Wary of Democratic Victories, Agency Rushes To Finish Rules"

"EPA is scrambling to finalize as many rules as possible by the middle of May to prevent Democrats from undoing them if they take control of the Senate and White House next year, according to experts who follow the agency's rulemakings."

Source: ClimateWire, 03/05/2020

"Clean Water Rule: Science Advisory Board Slams Trump's WOTUS Rewrite"

"An EPA advisory panel has finalized a striking rebuke of the Trump administration's revamped Clean Water Act rule, saying critical elements are not adequately based on science."

Source: Greenwire, 03/05/2020

"Trump Coronavirus Effort Undermined By Mixed Messages And Falsehoods"

"When Anthony Fauci, clad in a white lab coat, invited an “NBC Nightly News” correspondent into his offices this week and described the coronavirus as an “outbreak” that was reaching “likely pandemic proportions,” the immunologist was acting as he long has during public health crises: delivering a fact-based warning to the public."

Source: Washington Post, 03/04/2020

Chemical Industry Executive Nominated to Lead Consumer Watchdog Agency

"President Trump has tapped Nancy B. Beck, a former chemical industry executive, to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent federal agency charged with protecting the public against dangers like toxic substances in products."

Source: NY Times, 03/04/2020

"DuPont Owes $50 Million in PFAS Cancer Cases, Jury Finds"

"DuPont Co. must pay a combined $50 million to a testicular cancer survivor and his wife, an Ohio jury announced Monday, setting the bar for dozens of other cases in which people are suing the company for illnesses allegedly caused by drinking contaminated water."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/03/2020
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