Mar 5, 2019Zack KaldveerAir, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
Contact: Robert Ukeiley, Center for Biological Diversity, (720) 496-8568,
[email protected], Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health, (510) 655-3900,
[email protected] OAKLAND, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for...
Jan 24, 2019Ruben DiazChildren's Health, Legal Action, Products
By Emily Dooley, Bloomberg Environment Nonprofit tested 13 brass mouthpieces and all showed elevated levels of lead Experts say no safe exposure level to lead, which can cause neurological and cognitive problems in children That brass mouthpiece on your favorite...
Jan 9, 2019Ruben DiazEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
by McKenzie Stauffer (KUTV) — Several organizations have filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), citing the organization’s failure to enforce air quality standards, a press release stated. The Center for Biological Diversity...
Oct 13, 2018Ruben DiazAir, Chemical Industry, General Insights, Resistance, Water
Trump’s rise to the presidency emboldened the chemical lobby to infiltrate federal agencies and undermine environmental protections. They picked Michael Dourson, a darling of chemical companies, as the nominee to oversee toxics regulations for the country. Dourson had...
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,
[email protected], Caroline Cox, (541) 654-2626,
[email protected] 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,
[email protected] Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health, (510) 655-3900 x 308,
[email protected] 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...
