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May 30, 2018Zack KaldveerChemical Industry, Environmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations
The suits, filed Wednesday, target the Trump administration’s efforts to block federal rules on poisonous chemicals By Jessica Corbett, staff writer, Common Dreams “We are calling on the Trump administration to put people’s lives and their...
Mar 21, 2018Zack KaldveerChemical Industry, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
Contact: Stephanie Parent, (971) 717-6404, sparent@biologicaldiversity.org, Caroline Cox, (541) 654-2626, caroline@ceh.org SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health and Californians for Pesticide Reform filed a formal notice...
Mar 12, 2018Zack KaldveerEnergy, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
For Immediate Release, March 12, 2018 Contact: Robert Ukeiley, Center for Biological Diversity, (720) 496-8568, rukeiley@biologicaldiversity.org Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health, (510) 655-3900 x 308, Caroline@ceh.org Brian Willis, Sierra Club, (202)...
Jan 30, 2018Zack KaldveerChemical Industry, Laws & Regulations
Dourson’s defeat is just one victory in a much larger war to reclaim the integrity of the EPA. This article was originally published in Alternet. By Ansje Miller, Center for Environmental Health On December 13, after six months of vocal opposition from a united...
Nov 13, 2017Ansje MillerChemical Industry, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations
The day after the Consumer Product Safety Commission made a historic move to restrict on an entire class of toxic flame retardant chemicals, Trump nominated a Commissioner who threatens to roll back that landmark decision. Dana Baiocco has built her legal career on...
Sep 13, 2017Ansje MillerLaws & Regulations, Resistance, Uncategorized
Donald Trump has a knack for nominating officials who would undermine the very laws they’re supposed to uphold. His latest pick is Michael Dourson, a corporate conspirator who would lead EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Dourson would be the...
Aug 25, 2017Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations
One of the real luxuries of our time, that even our grandparents might remember differently, is going to the tap and getting a glass of clear, refreshing water. In the U.S., our government is responsible with making sure our water stays clean and safe. This is one of...
Jul 19, 2017Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations
The Center for Environmental Health is alarmed by the Trump Administration’s nomination of Michael Dourson, a close friend to the tobacco and chemical industry, to lead the nation’s toxics program. The nomination serves as yet another gift to the chemical industry...
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Jun 7, 2017Center for Environmental HealthChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories
If you love asbestos, you’ll love Nancy Beck. She’s Trump’s pick to lead chemical safety policy at the EPA. Nancy Beck’s previous job was defending the safety of chemicals for companies like Monsanto, Chevron, ExxonMobil and companies that make asbestos and other...
Mar 30, 2017Charles MargulisUncategorized
The Trump EPA’s refusal to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos threatens the health of American children while providing no benefits, other than profits to chemical corporations. Chlorpyrifos, a chemical known to damage children’s brains and nervous systems, was...
