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Environmental scientists said a new EPA directive could lead to weakened chemical protections, such as revised limits on how much arsenic is allowed in drinking water or the amount of lead considered acceptable in paint or soil.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-directive-chemical-assessments?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Environment #Government #Trump #EPA #Chemicals #Regulation

“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
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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.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Under #Trump, #EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including #cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.

#News #Science #Environment #Health #Government

(Published Sept. 2024) https://propub.li/3Zx4ljp

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.

Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it, ProPublica learned via a public records request.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Trump #DEI #Diversity #Government

#EPA Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Health
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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.

#News #PublicHealth #Health #Pollution #Cancer #Environment

https://propub.li/4fIZP60

Windkraftwerke einfach pflanzen

Die 1. Folge @rebootpolitics im neuen Jahr ist endlich draußen \o/

Dieses Mal sprechen @zwecki und ich über folgende Themen:
die Urteile im Fall #Pelicot, unseren Demotag bei #Riesa1101, den #Bombe​nfund in #Dresden und den IT-Ausfall bei der Stadt, die #ePa, das #VW-Datenleck, die neue Betrugsmasche mit dem #Paypal-Gastzutritt, #Zuckerberg​s Pläne für #Meta und sein großes Vorbild #Musk, einen rechten Ex-Richter und jetzt Abteilungsleiter im Justizministerium in #Thüringen, das geplante TV-Duell mit Rechtsextremen bei den #ÖRR, unsere Beobachtungen zur #Bundestagswahl, wie die #AfD & #CDU gemeinsam gegen #Bürgergeld-Empfänger*innen arbeiten und die Stärkung des #BVerfG.

https://podcasts.homes/@rebootpolitics/episodes/windkraftwerke-einfach-pflanzen/activity

#Riesa #Meta #MetaPlatforms #RebootPolitics #Podcast

#BARMER #ePA #Widerspruch leicht gemacht:

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Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
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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.

https://www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Climate #Trump #Government

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. #EPA #CambioClimático
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In just two weeks, Trump has made drastic changes to the EPA, from firing top agency officials to freezing funding for community projects.

Here’s how that could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the country.

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-epa-toxic-air-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Climate

EPA scales back pollution enforcement under Trump. #Environment #EPA #Pollution #Trump

https://grist.org/accountability/the-trump-administration-has-all-but-stopped-enforcing-environmental-laws/

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.

Last week, the case — filed against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor — was dropped without explanation.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Trump #ICE #Lawsuit #Law

Stand Up for Science: Join with us in supporting the #EPA staff

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.”

#LeeZeldin #resistance #science
https://www.standupforscience.net/epa-declaration

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS.

Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Environment #EPA #PFAS #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals #Trump

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
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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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Trump #Climate #ClimateChange #Pollution

#Trump #EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Staff from the EPA’s Office of #Water were summoned to a “town hall” meeting this week & told to pause the publication of most #research, pending a review.

#PublicHealth #Climate #pollution #science #law #EnvironmentalLaw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/

#HackerNews #EPA #Scientists #Research #Publications #Environment #Science #Policy

PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #EPA #Environment #Health #Safety #Water #Government

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.

https://www.propublica.org/article/air-pollution-regulations-epa-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #Environment #Pollution #Government #Regulation #EPA

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.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #USPolitics #EPA #environment

About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.

New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.

But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Industry #Pittsburgh #Trump

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The EPA spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site.

New soil tests by The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that years later, many yards still have harmful levels of lead.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lead-contamination-epa-superfund-omaha-nebraska-analysis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Omaha #Nebraska #Environment #Pollution #Children #Health #EPA

Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
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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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Regulation #Congress #Government #Law #Science