May 29, 2019
Stories tagged "EPA"
May 20, 2019
EPA Cutting Funds for Studies of Kids Health
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), have for more than two decades sponsored a network of centers that study children’s environmental health from before birth, but now the EPA has...May 9, 2019
California Bans Pesticide That Harms Brain Development
Video: Earth Justice California’s tough environmental regulations — and its divide with the Trump Administration on all things environment — just got bigger. The San Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post reported yesterday that California is...May 8, 2019
New data shows 610 sites in 43 states contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses and we’ve written numerous times about the extent of their contamination of drinking water in the U.S. (even at military bases) and the EPA’s...May 2, 2019
Trump EPA declares that Roundup doesn’t cause cancer, despite thousands of lawsuits
This week the Environmental Protection Agency maintained in a new decision that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, does not cause cancer and is safe for human use. This decision comes despite thousands of lawsuits against the...March 25, 2019
Pesticide Exposure in Young Kids Linked to Autism
A new study published last week raises further concerns about pesticide exposure – this time linking it to a higher risk of autism. The study found that pregnant women and children who lived within a mile of agricultural areas with lots of pesticide use had a higher...March 21, 2019
Monsanto’s Roundup Found to Cause Cancer Again
A jury in a second case, this one in federal court, has reached the conclusion that the weed killer Roundup causes cancer, according to numerous news outlets. The second stage of the trial began yesterday — in this phase, the jury will decide whether Monsanto...March 18, 2019
A rare bipartisan effort to stop weakening of mercury regulations
Last December the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to weaken part of the Obama-era Mercury & Air Toxics Standards (MATS), regulation that helps limit the amounts of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can be emitted by power plants. While the...February 27, 2019
EPA’s Low Law Enforcement Puts Communities at Risk
A new report issued yesterday by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) in conjunction with a Congressional hearing on EPA’s lack of enforcement under President Trump, concludes that communities across the country are being put at risk of exposure to...February 15, 2019