House Committee Leaders Criticize EPA Utility MACT Announcement

They cite continued lack of transparency and “press release science.” Continue reading House Committee Leaders Criticize EPA Utility MACT Announcement

Gross: EPA power plant rule to be unveiled today at children’s hospital

Why not a special-ed class or a child’s funeral? Continue reading Gross: EPA power plant rule to be unveiled today at children’s hospital

Heavy metals and hearing loss?

You read that right — heavy metals not heavy metal. Continue reading Heavy metals and hearing loss?

A single blast of BPA alters behavior?

Swedish meatballs researchers claim that a single postnatal dose of the dreaded bisphenol A (BPA) changes adult behavior. Continue reading A single blast of BPA alters behavior?

Flame retardants increasing in atmosphere?

After all, two points do make a line. Continue reading Flame retardants increasing in atmosphere?

Irony: Atmospheric mercury declining without EPA regulation

Paradoxically, although manmade mercury emissions have been increasing, atmospheric levels of mercury have been declining — all on the eve of EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule (aka utility MACT). Continue reading Irony: Atmospheric mercury declining without EPA regulation

Camp Lejueune Marines wrongly blame TCE for cancer, want compensation

Agent Orange redux. Continue reading Camp Lejueune Marines wrongly blame TCE for cancer, want compensation

Earthworks: Fracking violates human rights, Nuremberg Code

New York State fracking opponents say it’s an immoral form of human experimentation. —>

Mercury challenge to Sierra Club’s Michael Brune

Show us the neural damage. Continue reading Mercury challenge to Sierra Club’s Michael Brune

Obama FDA ‘forced’ to review BPA safety

How hard did the enviros have to twist the Obama FDA’s arm? Continue reading Obama FDA ‘forced’ to review BPA safety

European Food Safety Authority Once Again Reaffirms the Safety of BPA

Based on this latest assessment, EFSA upheld the finding of its 2010 review that the existing tolerable daily intake (TDI) for BPA would “protect all human populations for lifetime exposure to this substance through diet.” Continue reading European Food Safety Authority Once Again Reaffirms the Safety of BPA

Shock: Chemical industry stands up to Senate bullies

Apparently even the squishy and often-greenwashing chemical industry has its limits. Continue reading Shock: Chemical industry stands up to Senate bullies