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While America Focuses on Tax Bill, Congress Quietly Tries to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling

By EcoWatch / December 8, 2017

The U.S. Senate has passed a Republican tax-reform package that contains a provision to authorize oil drilling on the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, placing the biological heart of one of our last pristine, untouched places in severe peril. “This vote to deface and pollute one of the nation’s last pristine and […]

Lawsuit Launched Against Trump EPA for Approving Fracking Waste Dumping Into Gulf of Mexico

By EcoWatch / December 8, 2017

Study Suggests Teflon Phaseout Has Prevented Thousands of Low-Weight Births, Saved Billions in Health Care Costs

By EcoWatch / November 30, 2017

EPA: Perchlorate in Drinking Water Can Harm Fetal Brain Development

By EcoWatch / November 20, 2017

Ditch Plastic Lunches: Stand Up for Zero-Waste Schools

By EcoWatch / November 20, 2017

Fracking Chemicals Remain Secret Despite EPA Knowledge of Health Hazards

By EcoWatch / November 20, 2017

By Tasha Stoiber The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knows that dozens of the chemicals used in fracking pose health hazards. The agency not only allows their use, but also lets the oil and gas industry keep the chemicals secret, according to a new report. Between 2003 and 2014 the EPA identified health hazards for […]

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While America Focuses on Tax Bill, Congress Quietly Tries to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling

Lawsuit Launched Against Trump EPA for Approving Fracking Waste Dumping Into Gulf of Mexico

Study Suggests Teflon Phaseout Has Prevented Thousands of Low-Weight Births, Saved Billions in Health Care Costs

EPA: Perchlorate in Drinking Water Can Harm Fetal Brain Development

Ditch Plastic Lunches: Stand Up for Zero-Waste Schools

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Fracking Chemicals Remain Secret Despite EPA Knowledge of Health Hazards