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’
Category: Air Quality
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
Claim: Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma
Must-Watch Video: NBC-17 reports on human testing personal injury claim against EPA
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
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’