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EPA Head Asked to Back up Claim That Climate Change is '50 to 75 Years Out'

From: The Hill

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is being asked to back up recent claims that climate change consequences are still “50 to 75 years…

Singapore Plans to Regulate 11 Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

From: Chemical Watch

"Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is planning to place controls on 11 chemicals, in accordance with proposed updates by international conventions.…

NGO Seeks ‘Moratorium’ on New PFASs in US

From: Chemical Watch

"In a 27 March letter to leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), PEER said this jump has come after industry voluntarily pledged to…

Misleading the Public: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Debate Flared Up Again

From: High North News

"After the timeframe for submitting comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has closed, the…

Helicopters Gone Wild

From: Honolulu Civil Beat

"Commercial helicopter tours in Hawaii are a bane to grounded residents, but a popular tourist activity that has proven a successful business for a handful…


News Releases

FILTER THE CHEMICAL SOUP IN NEW JERSEY’S DRINKING WATER

Available Treatments Could Screen Hundreds of Unregulated Compounds from Taps

INTERIOR POSTS ONLY HALF OF A SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Draft Would Punish Scientists But Not Protect Against Political Manipulation

EXXON VALDEZ DAMAGES REMAIN UNSETTLED AFTER 21 YEARS

Inability to Document Natural Resource Damages May Bedevil BP Spill Payments

ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS IN LIVESTOCK THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH

FDA Voluntary “Judicious Use” Plan Too Weak and Narrow to Abate Risks

SPIKING MERCURY LEVELS IN COAL ASH POSE NEW RISKS

Tougher Pollution Controls Multiply Toxic Potency of Coal Combustion Wastes