This EPA has a blatant double standard when it comes to transparency on new chemicals under TSCA
I’ve blogged extensively over the past year about the Trump EPA’s moves to dismantle health-protective reviews of new chemicals under[…]
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EPA Should Abandon Rulemaking to Distort, Undervalue Benefits of Health Safeguards and Pollution Limits
EDF and a group of environmental, conservation, and social justice organizations submitted comments to Environmental Protection Agency urging it not[…]
Read moreEDF submits extensive comments critical of EPA OPPT’s TSCA systematic review document
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted critical comments on EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) “systematic review” document that[…]
Read moreWheeler expected to weaken the Clean Power Plan even as pollution reduction costs are dropping
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler is reportedly taking steps to nix the Clean Power Plan– America’s only national limits on[…]
Read moreEDF files extensive comments critical of EPA’s problem formulations for the first 10 chemicals being reviewed under TSCA
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted more than 200 pages of comments providing a detailed critique of each of the “problem[…]
Read moreEnvironmental impact bonds hold promise for financing coastal resilience
With wildfires burning across the western United States and hurricane season off to a troubling start, 2018 could outpace[…]
Read moreWhat do Cuban and Belizean fishers have in common? More than meets the eye.
Cuba and Belize are connected by more than ocean currents. They share critical ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs, and[…]
Read moreConsumer Reports study finds “concerning levels” of heavy metals in baby and toddler foods
A new report released by Consumer Reports shows “concerning levels” of lead, cadmium, and inorganic arsenic in baby and toddler[…]
Read moreTrump and Wheeler’s Proposal to Censor Science Imperils Life-Saving Public Health Protections for All Americans and is Flatly Illegal
Environmental Defense Fund submitted formal comments on the EPA’s proposed “Censored Science” rule, demonstrating that it is unlawful, unjustified, and[…]
Read moreEDF Sues EPA for Failure to Release Documents about Censored Science Proposal
EDF is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to release documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act[…]
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