"Will the Chemical Safety Board Survive?" [1]
"It’s growing increasingly difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds itself in these days."
Source: Charleston Gazette [2], 07/23/2015
"It’s growing increasingly difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds itself in these days."
"The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as a year."
"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been getting battered by industry and farm groups – as well as half the states in the nation – for allegedly going too far in its recent clean water rule."
"France signalled a 'breakthrough' Tuesday at 46-nation talks in Paris tasked with paving the way for a highly-anticipated climate rescue pact to be inked in December."
"The U.S. House voted Wednesday to grant states the authority to regulate the disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants and to roll back some of the new federal safety standards scheduled to take effect later this year."
"The Obama administration cleared the way on Wednesday for Shell to start drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, but the safety restrictions it is imposing could slow the pace at which rigs strike oil."
"TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. — The emerald tree canopy on this town’s scenic high cliffs is something of a luxury community for bald eagles. There are gorgeous views of the Rappahannock River, nice fishing and tasty seafood. Best of all, it’s one of the top places in the Chesapeake Bay region to raise their young."
"The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on emissions of certain toxic air pollutants at manufacturing plants."
"Three years after federal health officials cut by half the amount of lead in a child’s blood that they said warrants medical attention, Massachusetts has yet to tighten its standards."
"Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/will-chemical-safety-board-survive
[2] http://blogs.wvgazettemail.com/watchdog/2015/07/21/will-the-chemical-safety-board-survive/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/feds-warn-railroads-comply-oil-train-notification-requirement
[4] http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/economy/article28078114.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-now-sued-not-going-far-enough-water-rule
[6] http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article28327609.html
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/france-signals-breakthrough-climate-talks
[8] http://news.yahoo.com/french-diplomat-says-climate-talks-breakthrough-171630711.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/house-votes-let-states-regulate-coal-ash
[10] http://www.knoxnews.com/news/nation-and-world/house-votes-to-let-states-regulate-coal-ash_20709941
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/way-cleared-shell-start-drilling-arctic-ocean
[12] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/us/way-cleared-for-shell-to-start-drilling-in-arctic-ocean.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/eagle-%E2%80%98hot-spot%E2%80%99-virginia-could-be-replaced-golf-course-resort
[14] http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/eagle-hot-spot-in-virginia-could-be-replaced-by-a-golf-course-and-homes/2015/07/21/19141990-2b3a-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/federal-appeals-court-upholds-epa-rule-hexavalent-chromium
[16] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/248658-federal-court-upholds-epa-pollutant-rule
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/massachusetts-state-fails-meet-guidelines-lead-homes
[18] https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/21/state-fails-meet-federal-guidelines-lead-homes/NN5DyX8qigKiqg7e5p45cI/story.html
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/health-officials-kill-proposal-curb-mercury-dental-fillings
[20] http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article28017817.html
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