Protecting drinking water from natural gas fracking (Rep. Diana DeGette)
When it comes to protecting the public’s health, it’s not unreasonable to require the oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals they are using in our communities – especially near our water...
View ArticleDems tell White House to speed up fracking guidance
House Democrats want the Obama administration to finalize tough guidance for hydraulic fracturing operations, also known as fracking, that use diesel to develop oil and natural-gas resources. The top...
View ArticleEPA under fire over Flint
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under fire for its handling of the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich.Michigan and its Department of Environmental Qualilty (DEQ) have the primary...
View ArticleEPA faces questions on why it didn't act sooner in Flint
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) on Thursday pressed an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement official on why the agency did not step in sooner and take action to address the drinking water...
View ArticleFlint families file class-action lawsuit
Seven families in Flint, Mich., filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages from the city and state over the lead-contaminated drinking water crisis.The families are seeking class-action status from the...
View ArticleWatchdog: Pruitt’s chief of staff responsible for aides’ controversial raises
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s chief of staff was responsible for controversial raises given recently to three aides.In a Monday report, the EPA’s Office of...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo brings fight against 'forever chemicals' to Capitol Hill
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo spoke at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning to draw attention to the threat from toxic so-called forever chemicals.Ruffalo is starring in an upcoming movie, "Dark...
View ArticleEPA declines to regulate rocket fuel chemical tied to developmental damage
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it will not regulate a chemical used in rocket fuel that has been linked to developmental damage. The agency said in a statement that...
View ArticleA $10 billion plan to clean the nation's water is murky on facts
Since his presidential campaign, President Joe Biden has promised Americans he would work tirelessly to improve our country’s infrastructure — including improvements to roads, railways, waterways,...
View ArticleThe hidden link between COVID and Legionnaires' disease: poverty
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to increase investment in the nation's public health infrastructure. But when we began to examine the pandemic's ripple effects in our own community of...
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