"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed an "international priorities" page from its website in December, according to a report released this week by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)."
"An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contained large amounts of toxins, posing a serious health risk to those living downwind."
"Sources within EPA tell Guardian that proposals are threadbare and muddled – ‘they’re are just making it up as they go along’"
"New reports provide an unprecedented look at contaminants leaking from coal ash ponds and landfills. But the chasm between information and environmental protection may deepen thanks to a proposed Trump administration rollback."
"A federal judge today tossed out litigation challenging EPA's decision to delay an Obama-era rule curbing toxic wastewater discharges from power plants."
"A provision in the 2018 farm bill would allow the EPA to approve pesticides without undertaking reviews now required to protect endangered species."
"Fayetteville’s public drinking water does not contain GenX, but another chemical that is just as troubling — a likely carcinogen known as 1,4 dioxane — has been detected in greater concentrations in city water over the past year."
"A blockbuster deal between Bayer and Monsanto appears to be moving ahead. On Monday, the US Department of Justice approved the German pharmaceutical and chemical group's bid to buy the US seed giant for more than $60 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Bayer agreed to sell off additional assets to alleviate anti-trust concerns."
"Federal environmental regulators have reached a long-awaited agreement with the owners of a polluted toxic waste site in Texas that was damaged during Hurricane Harvey, releasing dangerous chemicals into a river."
"Two counties, dozens of first responders and hundreds of neighbors claim in court documents that the Arkema chemical manufacturing plans committed negligence. Environmental advocates say lax industry regulations exacerbated the disaster."
