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Judge throws out Trump EPA’s science-censoring rule

Yesterday, at the Biden EPA’s request, a federal judge vacated a Trump EPA rule that would have weakened the agency’s ability to protect our health. Hundreds of thousands of Americans and hundreds of scientists spoke out against it, and attorneys general for 14 states and six cities took action in opposition.

Filed Under: Health Science, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, science, success, Trump administration, Biden administration

In time of coronavirus, is E.P.A. giving polluters a free pass?

As we all navigate the rapid changes and uncertainty of this challenging time, the need to keep our social distance has certainly altered the way we work—but it has not changed the urgency of the work that we do to protect Americans’ health from toxic chemicals.

If anything, we know it’s now more important than ever – people whose immune systems are compromised because they are suffering from cancers and other underlying illnesses that have been connected to toxic chemicals (like PFAS) are among the most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.

But we heard loud and clear last week: the Trump administration is not letting up on its anti-regulatory agenda during the pandemic.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Liz Hitchcock, pollution, science, Bob Sussman, coronavirus, COVID-19

Are artificial turfs just toxic turfs in disguise?

This past fall, a city in New Jersey made national news when they decided to say “no” to an artificial turf. How many other cities are installing these concerning turfs without considering the risks they may pose to growing children?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artificial turf, chemicals, children, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, kids, lead, New Jersey, NJ, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, risks artificial turf, science, synthetic fields, synthetic turf, Synthetic turf bans, toxic, toxic chemical exposure, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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