Dozens of plaintiffs are expected to file lawsuits this week claiming chlorpyrifos exposure led to children being born with autism and other developmental disorders.…
The EPA has rejected the findings of its own scientists, saying chlorpyrifos is safe for children, despite its scientists’ determining the pesticide can cause them to suffer developmental disorders.…
The EPA and states seek ways to remove PFAS from drinking water, and ways to safely dispose of nearly 1 million gallons of potentially toxic firefighting foam.…
Nearly half the nation’s states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to combat its efforts to roll back fuel economy standards to reduce air pollution from vehicles. …
The EPA will fail to meet a June 22 deadline for final risk evaluations for 10 chemicals of concern, including asbestos, the agency’s administrator told Congress this week.…
Several environmental and farming groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to approve the weed killer dicamba, which some farmers say was designed to drift onto neighboring fields and kill non-dicamba-resistant crops.…
Several environmental and consumer protection groups are suing the EPA over a policy which allows companies to stop monitoring for pollution due to the coronavirus outbreak, without informing the communities around them.…
The OIG is investigating the EPA’s approval of dicamba, a weed killer which farmers say drifts to neighboring crops and kills them.…
A draft evaluation by EPA experts indicates the risks of asbestos exposure are too great to justify keeping any asbestos products on the market.…
Editors from several leading science journals warn that a proposed EPA rule could allow the agency to cherry-pick the science used to make new regulations.…
