Texas Toxicologist Who Rejects Basic Science Named to EPA Science Board
"For years Texas’ chief toxicologist, Michael Honeycutt, has accused the EPA of scaring the public about the health risks of toxic chemicals."
Source: Texas Observer, 11/06/2017
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Pruitt, Staff To Attend Chem Industry Meeting At Luxury Resort Next Week
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will travel next week to address the American Chemistry Council’s board meeting at a high-end resort on South Carolina’s Kiawah Island, his spokesman confirmed Thursday."
Source: Washington Post, 11/03/2017
"Price Gouging Alleged of Makers of Water Treatment Chemical"
"Many municipally owned utilities find themselves in a tough spot as they sue major chemical manufacturers for allegedly fixing the price of an ingredient used for treating drinking water and wastewater."
Source: BNA, 11/03/2017
"Crops in 25 States Damaged by Unintended Drift of Weed Killer"
"A weed killer called dicamba has damaged more than 3.6 million acres of soybean crops, or about 4 percent of all soybeans planted in the United States this year, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday in calling for an urgent federal response."
Source: NY Times, 11/03/2017
"EPA: Water at Puerto Rico Superfund Site Is Fit For Consumption"
"Water drawn from wells at a hazardous waste site in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico meets federal drinking water standards and is fit for consumption, the US Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release on Tuesday."
Source: CNN, 11/01/2017
"Chemicals: Dems Press EPA On Former Industry Executive's Role"
"Top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday pressed U.S. EPA's inspector general and administrator in separate letters for more information about the former American Chemistry Council executive now playing a key role at the agency."
Source: E&E Daily, 11/01/2017
Toxics in Widespread Use Excluded From EPA Chemical Review
"Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump's administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use: millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins in homes, offices and industrial plants across the United States."
Source: AP, 10/27/2017
Monsanto Attacks Scientists Who Found Problems With Weedkiller Dicamba
"In a normal year, Kevin Bradley, a professor of weed science at the University of Missouri, would have spent his summer testing new ways to control a troublesome little plant called water hemp. This has not been a normal year."
Source: NPR, 10/27/2017
"GOP Senators Advance Trump EPA Nominees Over Dems’ Objection"
"A Senate committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump’s picks for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats who pointed to the nominees’ past work for corporate clients they would now regulate."
Source: AP, 10/26/2017
"Hassan, Shaheen Question EPA Over Findings on Toxic Landfill"
"Senate Democrats from New Hampshire have sent a letter to the regional Environmental Protection Agency office raising questions about its determination that a controversial landfill did not pose an 'unacceptable human health risk.'"
Source: AP, 10/23/2017
