NBC-17 investigative reporter Charlotte Huffman nails this report on the EPA human testing scandal. Continue reading Must-Watch Video: NBC-17 reports on human testing personal injury claim against EPA
Category: Air Quality
EPA sued for $2 million by human testing victim; Injured by exposures to high levels of chlorine, diesel exhaust and ozone — without informed consent
Manufacturers sue EPA over PM2.5 rule
“The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is challenging the stronger standards on fine particulate matter, or soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued in December. NAM filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.” Continue reading Manufacturers sue EPA over PM2.5 rule
The Guardian on UK air pollution: ‘Why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?’
Because it’s not any sort of real crisis? Continue reading The Guardian on UK air pollution: ‘Why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?’
Exposure data ‘Achilles’ heel’ of air quality research
“The lack of quality exposure data is the “Achilles’ heel” of research on the health impacts of air pollution, King’s College London Professor Frank Kelly said last week.” Continue reading Exposure data ‘Achilles’ heel’ of air quality research
EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill
University of Washington researchers have violated the Nuremberg Code and the federal regulations governing the conduct of human experiments, according to new documents obtained by JunkScience.com through the Freedom of Information Act. The air pollution research in question was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill
Greenpeace: Indian coal power plants ‘kill 120,000 people a year’
Show us a body, Greenpeace. Continue reading Greenpeace: Indian coal power plants ‘kill 120,000 people a year’
Claim: ‘Invisible’ air pollution reduces lifespan by six months in the UK
Just because you can’t see the pollution any more doesn’t mean it’s not killing you? Continue reading Claim: ‘Invisible’ air pollution reduces lifespan by six months in the UK
NBC-17 Investigates: State bill could shut down EPA experiments
A North Carolina state law could make on-going EPA experiments at UNC-Chapel Hill a felony. Continue reading NBC-17 Investigates: State bill could shut down EPA experiments
Supreme court may force UK to act on air pollution
“It will say that the government has known that air pollution from nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulates now kill as many people each year in Britain as obesity and road accidents combined.” But where are the bodies? Continue reading Supreme court may force UK to act on air pollution
North Carolina bill would make EPA human experiments a felony
Just introduced North Carolina Senate Bill 187 would make EPA’s PM2.5 experiments on humans a serious felony. Continue reading North Carolina bill would make EPA human experiments a felony
Republicans press Obama EPA nominee on transparency issues
“Congressional Republicans are already pressing Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick for the agency’s new administrator, on the EPA’s use of secret data to formulate air quality rules.” Continue reading Republicans press Obama EPA nominee on transparency issues