EPA’s latest move to deflect criticism of its TSCA risk evaluations: Muzzle its science advisors

5 years ago
Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Readers of this blog know that Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has voiced strong opposition to a number of decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aim to limit the risks it finds when evaluating the safety of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These […]
Richard Denison

EPA’s latest move to deflect criticism of its TSCA risk evaluations: Muzzle its science advisors

5 years ago
Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Readers of this blog know that Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has voiced strong opposition to a number of decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aim to limit the risks it finds when evaluating the safety of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These […]
Richard Denison

National Estuaries Week 2019: Why it Matters and How to Celebrate

5 years ago

National Estuaries Week was founded in 1988 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a single day to encourage exploration and appreciation of local estuaries. It’s now become a weeklong celebration of the myriad benefits that bays and estuaries provide to communities nationwide, thanks to groups like Restore America’s Estuaries and others. What is an estuary? Estuaries are essentially where rivers meet the sea. The intermingling of fresh water draining in from the river and salt water coming ...

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The post National Estuaries Week 2019: Why it Matters and How to Celebrate appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

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National Estuaries Week 2019: Why it Matters and How to Celebrate

5 years ago

National Estuaries Week was founded in 1988 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a single day to encourage exploration and appreciation of local estuaries. It’s now become a weeklong celebration of the myriad benefits that bays and estuaries provide to communities nationwide, thanks to groups like Restore America’s Estuaries and others. What is an estuary? Estuaries are essentially where rivers meet the sea. The intermingling of fresh water draining in from the river and salt water coming ...

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The post National Estuaries Week 2019: Why it Matters and How to Celebrate appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

rchauvin

Trump’s ACE Rule May Especially Harm Vulnerable Communities

5 years ago

(This post was co-authored by EDF intern Laura Supple) The Trump administration’s latest attack on clean air protections may cause the greatest harm to the most vulnerable communities – according to EPA’s own projections. In June, the Trump administration repealed the Clean Power Plan – America’s first and only nationwide limit on carbon pollution from […]

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Rama Zakaria

Trump’s ACE Rule May Especially Harm Vulnerable Communities

5 years ago
(This post was co-authored by EDF intern Laura Supple) The Trump administration’s latest attack on clean air protections may cause the greatest harm to the most vulnerable communities – according to EPA’s own projections. In June, the Trump administration repealed the Clean Power Plan – America’s first and only nationwide limit on carbon pollution from […]
Rama Zakaria

Trump’s ACE Rule May Especially Harm Vulnerable Communities

5 years ago
(This post was co-authored by EDF intern Laura Supple) The Trump administration’s latest attack on clean air protections may cause the greatest harm to the most vulnerable communities – according to EPA’s own projections. In June, the Trump administration repealed the Clean Power Plan – America’s first and only nationwide limit on carbon pollution from […]
Rama Zakaria