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ARE THE EPA'S EMERGENCY RADIATION LIMITS A COVER FOR FUKUSHIMA FUMBLES?

From: Truthout

"Opponents say that under the proposed guidelines, concentration limits for several types of radionuclides would allow a lifetime permissible dose in a week or a month,…

WITH FEWER AGENTS, EPA CUTS BACK ON CASES

From: Sentinel Echo

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which advocates for local, state and federal environmental workers, blamed the…

EPA REPORT: FRACKING CAN AFFECT DRINKING WATER

From: The NM Political Report

"In its final report on how hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is affecting water supplies, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency said the common oil…

PEER VOWS TO SUPPORT FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF WHO STYMIE TRUMP

From: Inside EPA

"“The surprising election of Donald J. Trump as President puts federal employees working to administer and enforce environmental and public health protections squarely…

GREENS SAY EPA HIDING DISASTER PLAN DATA

From: Courthouse News Service

"In a complaint filed in the D.C. District Court on Oct. 24, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it filed a Freedom of Information Act…


News Releases

EPA STACKS DECK ON POLLUTION PERMIT APPEALS

Washington, DC — Challenging a pollution discharge permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be much more challenging under a proposal the agency just unveiled, according…

EPA DECLINES TO AVERT MASS-CASUALTY REFINERY ACCIDENTS

Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks

NEW EPA APPOINTEE AWASH IN TOXIC RECUSALS

Regional Administrator for New England Carries Heavy Baggage from Dow

FOREVER CHEMICAL REQUIRES CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH

To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous

EPA FUMBLES ARTIFICIAL TURF SCIENCE

Agency Had No Scientific Basis for Downplaying Toxic Exposure Risks