Environmental Health

April 20, 2020

Ground Truth Briefing | Unpacking COVID-19 and the Connections Between Ecosystem, Animal, and Human Health and Security

Please join the Wilson Center, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET, in a phone conversation with experts — including SEJ member Sharon Guynup — who have been tracking the connections between animal, ecosystem, human health, and security, and what steps policymakers need to take to mitigate the next global pandemic. RSVP.

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"Politics: Climate Critics Find A New Target: Coronavirus Forecasts

"A vocal set of conservative critics have increased their attacks recently on the data modeling behind the novel coronavirus response, and they claim — despite scientific evidence to the contrary — that the flaws also prove the limits of climate change forecasts."

Source: ClimateWire, 04/15/2020

"Air Pollution: Wheeler Dismisses Research On Tighter Soot Limit"

"EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler today proposed leaving national soot standards unchanged at least through the middle of the next decade as he questioned the reliability of scientific research suggesting that tighter limits are needed to save lives."

Source: Greenwire, 04/15/2020

"White House: EPA Picks Up The Pace On Rulemakings As Deadline Looms"

"The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is working on some high-stakes environmental and public health regulations — possibly to beat a May deadline that could prevent Democrats from using the Congressional Review Act to kill the Trump administration's efforts should they retake the Senate after November's elections."

Source: Greenwire, 04/14/2020

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