Minnesota Readies Fight Against 3M In Water Pollution Trial
Minnesota's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources is finally going to trial after yers of delay.
Source: MPR News, 02/20/2018
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"Chemicals: EPA Flouted Law By Delaying Formaldehyde Rule — Judge"
"Greens notched a court victory Friday as a California judge ruled that U.S. EPA unlawfully delayed an Obama-era rule aiming at limiting formaldehyde emissions from wood products."
Source: Greenwire, 02/20/2018
"Monsanto Loses Bid To Stop Arkansas Ban On Farm Chemical"
"An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds."
Source: Reuters, 02/20/2018
Trump Interior Dept. Wants to Charge More to Access Public Records
A recently unearthed report reveals Bureau of Land Management plans to limit how many FOIA requests a single person or group can submit and to make government records more expensive to acquire.
Source: Gizmodo, 02/19/2018
"Critics Blast EPA for Lowering Syngenta Pesticide Fine"
"Critics are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically lowering a fine on agribusiness company Syngenta for violations of pesticide regulations."
Source: AP, 02/19/2018
"Senate Bill Would Let EPA Implement Global Greenhouse Gas Deal"
"A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Friday that would let the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a global deal meant to phase out certain greenhouse gases."
Source: The Hill, 02/19/2018
"Want Cleaner Air? Try Using Less Deodorant"
"The deodorants, perfumes and soaps that keep us smelling good are fouling the air with a harmful type of pollution — at levels as high as emissions from today’s cars and trucks."
Source: NY Times, 02/19/2018
EPA: Pesticide Company’s Penalty Cut From A Proposed $4.8M to $150K
"A settlement agreement between U.S. EPA and Syngenta Seeds LLC to resolve violations of pesticide regulations at a Hawaii farm includes a civil penalty that's significantly lower than what the Obama administration had sought."
Source: Greenwire, 02/15/2018
"Toxic Secrets: Pollution, Evasion And Fear In North Jersey"
"An investigation by The Record and NorthJersey.com found that DuPont knew cancer-causing solvents could vaporize into Pompton Lakes homes."
"For decades, an underground plume of toxic chemicals — about eight football fields wide and covering 140 acres — has lurked beneath 400 homes in the shadow of a now-shuttered munitions plant in suburban North Jersey.
Source: Bergen Record, 02/15/2018
Military Spends Millions to Replace Toxic Firefighting Foam with Toxic Foam
"The U.S. military is spending billions to clean up drinking water contaminated with toxic firefighting foam while continuing to use dangerous new formulas."
Source: The Intercept, 02/14/2018
