Environmental Health

Public [9]

Source: The Hill [11], 10/05/2020

Read more about "EPA Faces Decision On Chemical Linked To Brain Damage In Children" [1]

"Asbestos Ban Stalls In Congress Amid Partisan Fight" [12]

"Democrats and Republicans are each accusing the other of holding up a bill to ban asbestos that had been expected to pass with little controversy this week."

Chemicals [3]

Public [9]

Source: The Hill [13], 10/02/2020

Read more about "Asbestos Ban Stalls In Congress Amid Partisan Fight" [12]

National Institutes of Health Boss Urges Americans To Believe Science [14]

"Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, is decrying the political polarization that has led some Americans to question the science behind climate change and COVID-19."

Climate Change [15]

Disasters [16]

Journalism & Media [17]

Science [18]

Public [9]

Source: HuffPost [19], 10/02/2020

Read more about National Institutes of Health Boss Urges Americans To Believe Science [14]

EPA Finalizes Rule Letting Some Big Polluters Follow Weaker Standards [20]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a rule that could reclassify many “major” sources of pollution as minor ones, allowing facilities to abide by less-stringent emissions standards for dangerous substances such as mercury, lead and arsenic."

Air [21]

Chemicals [3]

Pollution [22]

Public [9]

Source: The Hill [23], 10/02/2020

Read more about EPA Finalizes Rule Letting Some Big Polluters Follow Weaker Standards [20]

"EPA Lets Two Toxic Chemicals Fall Into Regulatory ‘Black Hole’" [24]

"The EPA has failed to regulate or review two fragrance ingredients considered to be among the most hazardous chemicals in production—and among those Congress directed the agency to address faster than any others."

Chemicals [3]

Public [9]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [25], 10/01/2020

Read more about "EPA Lets Two Toxic Chemicals Fall Into Regulatory ‘Black Hole’" [24]

Coal Boss Murray Files for Black Lung Benefits After Fighting Regs [26]

"Robert E. Murray, the former CEO and president of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Labor for black lung benefits. For years, Murray and his company fought against federal mine safety regulations aimed at reducing the debilitating disease."

Pollution [22]

Public [9]

Source: WV Public Broadcasting [27], 10/01/2020

Read more about Coal Boss Murray Files for Black Lung Benefits After Fighting Regs [26]

Dems Ask Why CDC Softened Report on Virus Safety at SD Meat Plant [28]

"A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about safety procedures at a meatpacking plant whose workers were falling ill at an alarming rate early on in the pandemic is raising new questions from Democrats about possible political interference at the agency."

Disasters [16]

Environmental Studies [29]

Food [30]

Science [18]

Public [9]

Source: Washington Post [31], 10/01/2020

Read more about Dems Ask Why CDC Softened Report on Virus Safety at SD Meat Plant [28]

"EPA Chief Trumpeting ‘Misleading’ Superfund Metrics, Critics Say" [32]

"The EPA is touting the number of contaminated Superfund sites removed from its priority list—even as newly proposed sites and sites awaiting funding continue to pile up."

Chemicals [3]

Journalism & Media [17]

Pollution [22]

Public [9]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 09/30/2020

Read more about "EPA Chief Trumpeting ‘Misleading’ Superfund Metrics, Critics Say" [32]

"Colorado Regulators Approve Drilling Buffers, Other Rules" [34]

"The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has provided preliminary approval for new regulations for well drilling sites, including a 2,000-foot (610-meter) buffer requirement from homes."

Energy & Fuel [35]

Public [9]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]

Source: AP [37], 09/30/2020

Read more about "Colorado Regulators Approve Drilling Buffers, Other Rules" [34]

EPA Questions Legality Of Calif. Vow To Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars [38]

"The federal government is raising legal and practical questions about a recent California executive order attempting to end sales of gas-powered cars in the state by 2035."

Climate Change [15]

Transportation [39]

Public [9]