Tag Archive for "EPA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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May 7, 2018

What Happened During the Hasty White House Review of EPA’s Science Restriction Rule?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 3, 2018

Regulators Should Think Twice Before Handing Out Pollution Credits for Self-Driving Cars

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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May 3, 2018

The Health and Safety of America’s Workers Is at Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

April 26, 2018

EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

April 25, 2018

Six Things You Should Know About The EPA’s New Science Restriction Draft Policy

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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April 24, 2018

A List of Scientific Organizations That Have Supported and Opposed Limiting What Research EPA Can Use to Make Decisions

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

US Department of Defense

April 21, 2018

Here are the “Transparency” Policy Documents the EPA Does Not Want You to See

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

April 19, 2018

Internal EPA Emails Confirm that Scott Pruitt’s Secret Science Proposal Is Entirely Driven By Politics

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

April 13, 2018

The White House Clearly Does Not Like the EPA’s “Secret Science” Plan

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 13, 2018

Brace Yourself for Unhealthy Air: The Trump Administration Weakens Clean Air Protections

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

April 6, 2018

With Pruitt Under Fire, Likely Successor Andrew Wheeler’s Coal Ties Deserve Scrutiny

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 6, 2018

Pruitt Needs to Go—But So Do Others in Pruitt’s Conflicted and Corrupt EPA

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

April 4, 2018

5 Things the EPA Gets Wrong as it Re-Evaluates the Fuel Efficiency Standards (and One Thing it Ignores)

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

April 4, 2018

Five (More) Pruitt Scandals That You Should Know About, But Probably Don’t

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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April 2, 2018

EPA Rolls Back Fuel Efficiency Standards at the Request of Automakers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

March 29, 2018

Dear EPA Staff, We Fixed Your Climate Change Talking Points for You

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

March 22, 2018

Scott Pruitt Will Restrict the EPA’s Use of Legitimate Science

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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March 19, 2018

Automakers Turn to Climate Deniers in Quest to Lower Fuel Economy Regulations

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

The world's largest fossil fuel companies have worked to deceive hte public about the realities and risks of climate change for decades. Photo: Steve Garvie

March 15, 2018

EPA Quietly Moves to Allow More Toxic Air Pollution that Causes Cancer

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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March 1, 2018

Scott Pruitt Ensnares the Clean Power Plan in More Red Tape

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

US Department of Energy

February 20, 2018

Court To Decide Fate Of EPA’s Chemical Disaster Rule

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

The EPA's Clean Air Act standards protect the health of all Americans, especially our children. Photo: USEPA/Flickr

February 13, 2018

How Bad Are Proposed Budget Cuts at the EPA? Let Me Count the Ways

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

X-ray of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Photo: WIkimeda.

February 12, 2018

Science Alert to EPA Chief Pruitt: Pollution Kills People

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

February 2, 2018

Rigor and Transparency as an Antidote to Politicization at EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System

Genna Reed
Former Staff