A Climate Dystopia in Northern California
California’s divided and fire-scarred cities, reeling from climate disasters, need a Green New Deal.
Environment
Inspector General Rebukes EPA for Failing to Protect Communities From Carcinogenic Air Pollution
The EPA’s Office of Inspector General issued a plan for cutting exposure to ethylene oxide and chloroprene.
Court Rules That EPA's Delay “Exposed a Generation of American Children” to Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The ruling represents a stark repudiation of the Trump EPA's refusal to ban chlorpyrifos.
The Fight to Clean Up the EPA
Trump nearly broke the EPA. Can the Biden administration repair the damage?
Policing the Pipeline
Local Cops Said Pipeline Company Had Influence Over Government Appointment
Sheriffs in Minnesota worried about who would oversee an escrow account, funded by pipeline giant Enbridge, to reimburse the costs of policing protests.
Chemical Industry Lobbyist in Trump EPA Suppressed Evidence of Cancer Risk
The EPA inspector general found that Bill Wehrum, who ran the agency’s office of Air and Radiation, buried data about cancer risks from ethylene oxide pollution.
Bad Chemistry
Indoor Dust Contains PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals
A new study of indoor dust found PFAS and other toxics that can lead to infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
Climate Crimes
Law Students Denounce Chevron’s Law Firm Over Steven Donziger Case
Gibson Dunn’s extreme tactics against environmental attorney Steven Donziger spark a backlash.
Pipeline Company Issues Broad Subpoena to News Site That Covered Protests Against It
“This subpoena is outrageous and strikes at the heart of the First Amendment. It should be thrown out immediately.”
The Paraquat Poisoning Problem
A former Syngenta scientist calls the failures to heed his warnings about the deadly pesticide “a conspiracy within the company to keep this quiet.”