With the thirtieth anniversary of former NASA scientist Jim Hansen’s landmark testimony to Congress on the urgent need to address climate change, numerous articles marked the occasion by demonstrating that his 1988 predictions have proven to be accurate. Inevitably, some writers seized the opportunity to revive long-debunked arguments in an attempt to cast doubt and […]

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With the thirtieth anniversary of former NASA scientist Jim Hansen’s landmark testimony to Congress on the urgent need to address climate change, numerous articles marked the occasion by demonstrating that his 1988 predictions have proven to be accurate. Inevitably, some writers seized the opportunity to revive long-debunked arguments in an attempt to cast doubt and […]

Plans to reduce pollution from Colorado's abandoned and orphaned wells should include well integrity standards.

Appeals Court Suspends Loophole for Super-Polluting Diesel Freight Trucks

Written by Molly Rauch

This is my testimony from the Censored Science Public Hearing at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC on July 17, 2018: Hello, my name is Molly Rauch and I am Public Health Policy Director with Moms Clean Air Force. Thank you for this opportunity to offer comment. On behalf of...

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. EDF has learned from multiple sources that political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are on the verge of taking yet another huge lurch away from what the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) require when EPA reviews the safety of new chemicals prior […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. EDF has learned from multiple sources that political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are on the verge of taking yet another huge lurch away from what the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) require when EPA reviews the safety of new chemicals prior […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. EDF has learned from multiple sources that political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are on the verge of taking yet another huge lurch away from what the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) require when EPA reviews the safety of new chemicals prior […]

Tom Neltner, Lindsay McCormick, and Audrey McIntosh This blog is the first in a series focused on how states are handling the essential task of developing inventories of lead service lines (LSLs) and making them public. Most communities have a general sense of how many lead service lines (LSLs) they have and what neighborhoods have […]

Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager. Last week, EDF submitted comments to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on the state’s proposed rules for lead in water testing at licensed child care facilities. Our comments focused on what we learned from our pilot in 11 child care facilities, including 4 in the Chicago area. Even at very low levels, […]

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Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager. Last week, EDF submitted comments to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on the state’s proposed rules for lead in water testing at licensed child care facilities. Our comments focused on what we learned from our pilot in 11 child care facilities, including 4 in the Chicago area. Even at very low levels, […]

Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager. Last week, EDF submitted comments to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on the state’s proposed rules for lead in water testing at licensed child care facilities. Our comments focused on what we learned from our pilot in 11 child care facilities, including 4 in the Chicago area. Even at very low levels, […]