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Democratic Bill Banning Toxic Pesticides Applauded as ‘Much-Needed’ Step to Protect Kids and Planet

Democratic Bill Banning Toxic Pesticides Applauded as ‘Much-Needed’ Step to Protect Kids and Planet

By Jake Johnson Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation that would ban some of the most toxic pesticides currently in use in the U.S. and institute stronger protections for farmworkers and communities that have been exposed to damaging chemicals by the agriculture industry. The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticide […]

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    Trump EPA OK’s Rocket Fuel Chemical for Water Supplies

    Trump EPA OK’s Rocket Fuel Chemical for Water Supplies

    By Eoin Higgins President Donald Trump’s EPA on Thursday finalized a rule to roll back regulations of a chemical found in rocket fuel that can cause brain damage in infants. “Today’s decision is illegal, unscientific, and unconscionable,” Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) senior strategic director for Health Erik D. Olson said in a statement. The […]

    Trump EPA Curbs State Power to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects

    Trump EPA Curbs State Power to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects

    By Jessica Corbett With the nation focused on the coronavirus pandemic and protests against U.S. police brutality that have sprung up across the globe, the Trump administration continues to quietly attack federal policies that protect public health and the environment to limit the legal burdens faced by planet-wrecking fossil fuel companies. The Environmental Protection Agency […]

    Corporations Don’t Have to Pay Pollution Fines During COVID-19

    Corporations Don’t Have to Pay Pollution Fines During COVID-19

    Corporations that flouted environmental regulations and spewed pollutants into the air and dumped them into waterways will not be required to pay the fines they agreed to during the pandemic, according to The Guardian. The forbearance of payments totals million from ten corporations for a variety of violations across the country, including polluting air and […]

    Trump EPA Won’t Regulate Toxic Drinking Water Chemical That Harms Children’s Development

    Trump EPA Won’t Regulate Toxic Drinking Water Chemical That Harms Children’s Development

    In defiance of a court order, the Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not regulate perchlorate, a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water and harms the development of fetuses and small children. The move is in keeping with other Trump administration decisions not to impose recommended limits on toxic chemicals, […]

    States Sue Trump EPA for Suspending Environmental Regulations During Pandemic

    States Sue Trump EPA for Suspending Environmental Regulations During Pandemic

    On Wednesday, nine states sued the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to temporarily relax various environmental regulations during the coronavirus pandemic. The move has been called an implicit “license to pollute,” according to The Hill, and allegedly violates numerous federal pollution laws as well as the EPA’s duty to protect the […]

    Bluer Skies, Less Greenhouse Gas. What Happens After the Pandemic?

    Bluer Skies, Less Greenhouse Gas. What Happens After the Pandemic?

    By Stephanie Hanes Earlier this month, health care experts from across the United States gathered to address hundreds of journalists and policymakers by webinar. But their focus was not testing, nor vaccines, nor “herd immunity.” It was not even COVID-19, really. Instead, their focus was climate change. “While many see issues like climate change and […]