Stand for Science That Keeps Our Kids Safe

6 years 4 months ago

Written by Molly Rauch

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing more than a dozen federal investigations into his questionable spending and ethics. But the biggest and most consequential scandal of all may be Pruitt’s effort to censor science at EPA. A new proposal compels EPA to subject high quality research...

Molly Rauch

FirstEnergy's dangerous push for an $8B bailout: What you need to know

6 years 4 months ago
A mega utility from Ohio is appealing to the Trump administration for an unprecedented $8-billion, ratepayer-funded bailout, even pointing to a 1950s Korean War Act for relief. It’s FirstEnergy’s last-ditch appeal after losing previous efforts to prop up a fleet of failing coal and nuclear plants. The company’s Washington-based lobbyists have the ears of Energy […]
Dick Munson

FirstEnergy's dangerous push for an $8B bailout: What you need to know

6 years 4 months ago
A mega utility from Ohio is appealing to the Trump administration for an unprecedented $8-billion, ratepayer-funded bailout, even pointing to a 1950s Korean War Act for relief. It’s FirstEnergy’s last-ditch appeal after losing previous efforts to prop up a fleet of failing coal and nuclear plants. The company’s Washington-based lobbyists have the ears of Energy […]
Dick Munson

FirstEnergy’s dangerous push for an $8B bailout: What you need to know

6 years 4 months ago

A mega utility from Ohio is appealing to the Trump administration for an unprecedented $8-billion, ratepayer-funded bailout, even pointing to a 1950s Korean War Act for relief. It’s FirstEnergy’s last-ditch appeal after losing previous efforts to prop up a fleet of failing coal and nuclear plants. The company’s Washington-based lobbyists have the ears of Energy […]

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Dick Munson

How China is cleaning up its air pollution faster than the post-Industrial UK

6 years 4 months ago
Beijing has seen some of the lowest air pollution levels in recent history this past winter, just as China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) – now strengthened and renamed to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) – has put the final touches on a new, three-year plan to improve air quality. But while the trend […]
Thomas Stoerk

EDF and others take FDA to court to demand action on carcinogenic flavors petition

6 years 4 months ago
Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Independent Consultant On May 2nd, EDF and other consumer health advocates filed a lawsuit to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make a final decision on our food additive petition, which asked the agency to reverse its approvals of seven carcinogenic synthetic flavors. Earthjustice […]
Tom Neltner

Methane shareholder resolution passes at U.S. oil and gas company

6 years 4 months ago
Yesterday, shareholders of Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) passed a shareholder resolution calling on the company to improve disclosure of its methane management program, including setting a methane reduction target. In a carbon-constrained economy, the climate footprint of oil and natural gas companies is an increasingly important metric for investors who want to ensure operators are appropriately managing methane risk. Two recent reports by EDF highlight the current state of methane disclosure and provide guidance to companies for setting methane targets.
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