"Trump’s E.P.A. to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters"
"The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country."
Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025
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"A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Toxic Chemicals"
"Regulation of toxic substances has long exempted synthetic chemicals made of large molecules believed too big to escape products to cause harm. A new study shows how dangerous that assumption is."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/06/2025
Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel?
"Buffeted by PFAS-emitting industries, Fayetteville could soon be home to a financially troubled company that wants to turn tons of plastic waste into diesel fuel using a polluting, energy-intensive process called pyrolysis."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2025
UN Sets August Date For Extra Session To Finalize Plastics Treaty
"The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea."
Source: Reuters, 03/04/2025
"Over-Planting Of GM Corn Costing Farmers Billions, Study Finds"
"A new study adds to evidence that farmers in the US corn belt have over-planted a type of genetically modified (GM) corn, leading to estimated losses of more than $1 billion as the pests the corn was designed to repel have grown resistant over time."
Source: The New Lede, 03/03/2025
"Pipeline Safety Agency’s Senior Leaders Exit Amid Trump Push"
"More than half of the senior executives at a key US government regulatory body responsible for overseeing safety of the US pipeline system will depart the agency in the next three months, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/28/2025
"Trump Removes “Zombie” Pipeline Safety Rules"
"The Trump administration has withdrawn a slate of proposed carbon dioxide safety regulations inspired by a pipeline failure that sent nearly 50 people to the hospital with “zombie”-like symptoms, and the new regulator overseeing these matters previously worked as a lobbyist for the pipeline industry."
Source: Lever/ExxonKnews, 02/27/2025
"Utah Could Become The First State To Ban Fluoride In Its Drinking Water"
"Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water, alarming public health experts and dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation. The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the legislation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after both chambers passed it largely along party lines."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025
She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals.
"Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025
"Trump: EPA Boss Expects To Cut 65 Percent Of Staff"
"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin expects to cut most of that agency’s staff, President Donald Trump said Wednesday as he and his administration plow ahead with dramatic reductions to the federal workforce."
Source: E&E News, 02/27/2025
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