100,000 Pages of Chemical Industry Secrets Found and Published
"For decades, some of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn."
Source: The Intercept, 08/02/2017
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"Monsanto’s Sway Over Research Is Seen in Disclosed Emails"
"Documents released Tuesday in a lawsuit against Monsanto raised new questions about the company’s efforts to influence the news media and scientific research and revealed internal debate over the safety of its highest-profile product, the weed killer Roundup."
Source: NY Times, 08/02/2017
Battling Mosquitoes: The Fog of Chemical Warfare
Mosquitoes are not just annoyances. They also bring disease. But is the current patchwork of mosquito-control efforts effective? Or are the remedies, particularly pesticide spraying, worse than the problem? This week's Tipsheet has resources to help you report on balancing the risks of disease against those of spraying.
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Pittsburgh May Have 'Deflected' Attention From Lead-Contaminated Water
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Residents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were given 'misleading' statements by health officials who 'deflected' attention from lead-contaminated water, according to the audit."
Source: Guardian, 07/26/2017
"Pruitt Says EPA Will Create ‘Top-10’ List For Superfund Cleanup"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt vowed Tuesday to cut through bureaucratic red tape that has slowed the cleanup of toxic Superfund sites and follow a task force’s recommendations to act more boldly in holding companies responsible for past contamination."
Source: Washington Post, 07/26/2017
Trump EPA Chem Safety Pick Was in the 'Business of Blessing' Pollution
"Michael Dourson, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, founded and ran a toxicology consulting firm whose work enabled DuPont to avoid providing clean water to people in West Virginia after the company contaminated the area around one of its plants with a dangerous industrial chemical."
Source: The Intercept, 07/25/2017
11 States Sue EPA Over Delay Of New Chemical Safety Rules
"Attorneys general from 11 states today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a delay in Obama-era rules aimed at preventing accidents at chemical plants."
Source: E&E News PM, 07/25/2017
Senate Confirms David Bernhardt, Trump Nominee For No. 2 Interior Post
"Colorado native David Bernhardt’s nomination by President Donald Trump to the post of deputy Interior secretary was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate, despite concerns from Democrats who call him a Washington insider and from conservationists worried about his environmental record."
Source: Denver Post, 07/25/2017
"Court Tosses Petition To Force U.S. To Ban Pesticide"
"A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied a petition by environmental groups to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos, ending one of three parallel attempts to bring about the ban, court filings show."
Source: Reuters, 07/20/2017
"Security: Democrats Request Review Of Pipeline Cyberdefenses"
"The top Democrats on the Senate and House energy panels are seeking an assessment of the cyber and physical security protections for natural gas, oil and other hazardous pipeline infrastructure, warning of increased cyberthreats from foreign state-backed and criminal hacking organizations."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/20/2017
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