<p>Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections<br>—</p><p>Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/leg</span><span class="invisible">islation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
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<p>“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump<br>—</p><p>More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-workers-resign-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a></p>
<p>Under <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#cancer</a>, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p><p>(Published Sept. 2024) <a href="https://propub.li/3Zx4ljp" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3Zx4ljp</a></p>
<p>When Trump took office, the administration set up a tip line for employees to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.</p><p>Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it, ProPublica learned via a public records request.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#Diversity</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Health<br>—</p><p>The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4fIZP60" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4fIZP60</a></p>
<p>Windkraftwerke einfach pflanzen</p><p>Die 1. Folge <span class="h-card"><a href="https://podcasts.homes/@rebootpolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rebootpolitics</span></a></span> im neuen Jahr ist endlich draußen \o/</p><p>Dieses Mal sprechen <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dresden.network/@zwecki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zwecki</span></a></span> und ich über folgende Themen:<br>die Urteile im Fall <a href="/tags/pelicot/" rel="tag">#Pelicot</a>, unseren Demotag bei <a href="/tags/riesa1101/" rel="tag">#Riesa1101</a>, den <a href="/tags/bombe/" rel="tag">#Bombe</a>nfund in <a href="/tags/dresden/" rel="tag">#Dresden</a> und den IT-Ausfall bei der Stadt, die <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#ePa</a>, das <a href="/tags/vw/" rel="tag">#VW</a>-Datenleck, die neue Betrugsmasche mit dem <a href="/tags/paypal/" rel="tag">#Paypal</a>-Gastzutritt, <a href="/tags/zuckerberg/" rel="tag">#Zuckerberg</a>s Pläne für <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> und sein großes Vorbild <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a>, einen rechten Ex-Richter und jetzt Abteilungsleiter im Justizministerium in <a href="/tags/thüringen/" rel="tag">#Thüringen</a>, das geplante TV-Duell mit Rechtsextremen bei den <a href="/tags/örr/" rel="tag">#ÖRR</a>, unsere Beobachtungen zur <a href="/tags/bundestagswahl/" rel="tag">#Bundestagswahl</a>, wie die <a href="/tags/afd/" rel="tag">#AfD</a> & <a href="/tags/cdu/" rel="tag">#CDU</a> gemeinsam gegen <a href="/tags/bürgergeld/" rel="tag">#Bürgergeld</a>-Empfänger*innen arbeiten und die Stärkung des <a href="/tags/bverfg/" rel="tag">#BVerfG</a>.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.homes/@rebootpolitics/episodes/windkraftwerke-einfach-pflanzen/activity" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.homes/@rebootpolitics/episodes/windkraftwerke-einfach-pflanzen/activity"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.homes/@rebootpolitics</span><span class="invisible">/episodes/windkraftwerke-einfach-pflanzen/activity</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/riesa/" rel="tag">#Riesa</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> <a href="/tags/metaplatforms/" rel="tag">#MetaPlatforms</a> <a href="/tags/rebootpolitics/" rel="tag">#RebootPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/barmer/" rel="tag">#BARMER</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#ePA</a> <a href="/tags/widerspruch/" rel="tag">#Widerspruch</a> leicht gemacht:</p><p><a href="https://www.barmer.de/digitalegesundheit/elektronische-patientenakte" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.barmer.de/digitalegesundheit/elektronische-patientenakte"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.barmer.de/digitalegesundhe</span><span class="invisible">it/elektronische-patientenakte</span></a></p><p>Ganz runter scrollen, PDF ausdrucken, ausfüllen und einschicken, oder direkt per Onlineformular.</p><p>Im Anschreiben, bei mir vom 12.10.2024, findet ihr euren Code. Zusätzlich benötigt ihr die letzten 5 Ziffern eurer Kartenkennnummer, unten links auf der Rückseite eurer Karte. Da klickt ihr dann 2x weiter, beim zweiten Mal das Feld „Widerspruch“ an und schon seid ihr durch und bekommt direkt ein PDF der Eingangsbestätigung.</p><p>👍 ✅</p>
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<p>Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm<br>—</p><p>David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dav</span><span class="invisible">id-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Registros del DOE revelan que el Climate Working Group, creado por la administración Trump, se reunió en secreto (≥18 veces) y orientó sus hallazgos para contradecir la conclusión de 2009 de la EPA sobre el peligro de los gases de efecto invernadero, facilitando su intento de eliminarla. <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/cambioclimático/" rel="tag">#CambioClimático</a><br><a href="https://ift.tt/Kaubicn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ift.tt/Kaubicn</a></p><p>Telegram <a href="https://ift.tt/RFQByE1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ift.tt/RFQByE1</a></p>
<p>In just two weeks, Trump has made drastic changes to the EPA, from firing top agency officials to freezing funding for community projects.</p><p>Here’s how that could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the country.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-epa-toxic-air-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-epa-toxic-air-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/don</span><span class="invisible">ald-trump-epa-toxic-air-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a></p>
<p>EPA scales back pollution enforcement under Trump. <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p><p><a href="https://grist.org/accountability/the-trump-administration-has-all-but-stopped-enforcing-environmental-laws/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="grist.org/accountability/the-trump-administration-has-all-but-stopped-enforcing-environmental-laws/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/accountability/the-t</span><span class="invisible">rump-administration-has-all-but-stopped-enforcing-environmental-laws/</span></a></p>
<p>An EPA complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that a harmful disinfectant was being used without proper protection at an ICE facility in California.</p><p>Last week, the case — filed against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor — was dropped without explanation.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Stand Up for Science: Join with us in supporting the <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> staff</p><p>Read their Declaration which directly addresses the new Administrator Lee Zeldin with their FIVE CONCERNS and invites him to “change course by re-committing to his oath to protect the health of the American people and our environment.”</p><p><a href="/tags/leezeldin/" rel="tag">#LeeZeldin</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a><br><a href="https://www.standupforscience.net/epa-declaration" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.standupforscience.net/epa-declaration"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.standupforscience.net/epa-</span><span class="invisible">declaration</span></a></p>
<p>EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS.</p><p>Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#ForeverChemicals</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters<br>—</p><p>Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say<br>
Staff from the EPA’s Office of <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> were summoned to a “town hall” meeting this week & told to pause the publication of most <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a>, pending a review.</p><p><a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/</span></a></p>
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<p>EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hackernews/" rel="tag">#HackerNews</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/scientists/" rel="tag">#Scientists</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/publications/" rel="tag">#Publications</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#Policy</a></p>
The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?
<p>PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.</p><p>The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>In government records that have flown under the radar, President Trump’s EPA said it’s reconsidering whether the agency has the legal authority to update air pollution rules based on new scientific knowledge.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/air-pollution-regulations-epa-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/air-pollution-regulations-epa-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/air</span><span class="invisible">-pollution-regulations-epa-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a></p>
<p>In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was ready to publish in April. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a><br> <br><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
<p>About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. </p><p>New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%. </p><p>But Trump has halted those efforts.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/industry/" rel="tag">#Industry</a> <a href="/tags/pittsburgh/" rel="tag">#Pittsburgh</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Toxic oil waste is increasingly shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma, contaminating the state’s drinking water.</p><p>We found that regulators identified 2,000 problem wells in a 2021 report. Then they ignored their findings.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-injection-wells-oil-regulators-database?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-injection-wells-oil-regulators-database?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/okl</span><span class="invisible">ahoma-injection-wells-oil-regulators-database?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/oklahoma/" rel="tag">#Oklahoma</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>Aaron Szabo, the Trump EPA official leading an effort to loosen rules on methane pollution, was an unnamed author of key oil industry arguments against those same rules just four years ago when he was an oil and gas lobbyist, metadata shows.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-deregulation-aaron-szabo-oil-gas-axpc?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-deregulation-aaron-szabo-oil-gas-axpc?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-methane-deregulation-aaron-szabo-oil-gas-axpc?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/methane/" rel="tag">#Methane</a></p>