Jackson’s EPA once asserted that two of its rules — the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and the Mercury Air Toxics Standard — would annually produce benefits of $380 billion — equal to about 2.5% of US GDP! Continue reading Lisa Jackson pushes canard that $1 worth of EPA rules bring $30 in economic benefits
Category: Air Quality
Study: EPA rules endanger coal even if gas glut lifts
“A new study finds that Environmental Protection Agency pollution rules could increasingly prompt power companies to abandon coal and turn to natural gas — even if gas prices soar above their currently low levels.” Continue reading Study: EPA rules endanger coal even if gas glut lifts
NRDC tries deflecting racism charges by claiming ‘deep connection’ between global warming and MLK on 45th anniversary of assassination
Memo to NRDC: Carbon dioxide emissions have nothing to do with air pollution. Try again, please. Continue reading NRDC tries deflecting racism charges by claiming ‘deep connection’ between global warming and MLK on 45th anniversary of assassination
Hair spray targeted by Utah air pollution regulators: ‘There will be a lot of angry women’
“This just wrecks the hair spray and it doesn’t help the inversion.” Continue reading Hair spray targeted by Utah air pollution regulators: ‘There will be a lot of angry women’
Potential bad news for EPA human researchers: Plenty of prison beds projected in North Carolina for next 5 years
The North Carolina Senate has completed the fiscal impacts analysis of Senate Bill 187, the bill to make EPA’s PM2.5 air pollution experiments on humans a felony (on par with assassinating the Governor). Continue reading Potential bad news for EPA human researchers: Plenty of prison beds projected in North Carolina for next 5 years
Study: Nuclear power prevented 1.84 million air pollution deaths
Myth: Nuclear power has prevented any deaths from air pollution. Continue reading Study: Nuclear power prevented 1.84 million air pollution deaths
EPA-funded study: Urban trees associated with increased childhood asthma; Says global warming may be more important than child health
Yum, this is among the best tasting irony we’ve ever had. Continue reading EPA-funded study: Urban trees associated with increased childhood asthma; Says global warming may be more important than child health
EPA to human guinea pig in air pollution experiment: ‘There is a possibility you may die from this’
Does EPA really expect people to risk their lives for $12/hour in non-therapeutic experiments? Will Gina McCarthy be asked about this at her confirmation hearing? Continue reading EPA to human guinea pig in air pollution experiment: ‘There is a possibility you may die from this’
Claim: Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China
Show us a body–c’mon, just one. BTW, the is an EPA funded study. Continue reading Claim: Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China
Air pollution scientist, gagged by UCLA, wins a round in court; Federal judge rules case may proceed
“By all appearances UCLA did, in fact, violate [JunkScience.com friend] Jim Enstrom’s first amendment rights, not to mention his 14th amendment rights, and purposely deprived him of the funding he needed just to shut him up on issues of air pollution.” Continue reading Air pollution scientist, gagged by UCLA, wins a round in court; Federal judge rules case may proceed
Greens petition Supreme Court to reinstate EPA cross-state air pollution rule
“A divided three-judge panel tossed out the rule in August of 2012 and a wider slate of judges declined to reconsider that ruling in January. Continue reading Greens petition Supreme Court to reinstate EPA cross-state air pollution rule