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.
Environment
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.”
Policing the Pipeline
Minnesota Police Ready for Pipeline Resistance as Enbridge Seeks to Drill Under Rivers
Law enforcement agencies are preparing for protests against planned drilling under the Mississippi River, internal documents reveal.
Video: Tracking an Invisible Killer
Trump EPA Invited Companies to Revise Pollution Records of a Potent Carcinogen
After ethylene oxide was shown to be 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, polluters began rewriting their toxic history — with the EPA’s help.
Inside the Oil Industry's Fight to Roll Back Tribal Sovereignty After Supreme Court Decision
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s commission to sort out Oklahoma’s future is stacked with oil and gas insiders — and has no Indigenous voices.
After Texas, Green New Deal Advocates Push Rooftop Solar. But Will Biden Fund It?
Federal funding could jumpstart rooftop solar, providing jobs, lower bills, and a boost to electric systems’ disaster resilience.