Tag Archive for "EPA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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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

Photo: Wikimedia

February 2, 2018

Pruitt’s EPA Attempts to Undermine California’s Leadership on Vehicle Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

January 31, 2018

Donald Trump’s State of the Union: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

Photo: Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

January 29, 2018

New EPA Guidance Stands to Increase Hazardous Air Pollutants in Environmental Justice Communities

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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

January 23, 2018

UCS Sues to Stop EPA from Kicking Independent Experts Off Advisory Boards

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

January 19, 2018

From National Parks to the EPA, Trump Administration Stiff-Arms Science Advisers

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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January 18, 2018

New Report Reveals Trump Administration Is Abandoning Science Advice

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 11, 2018

Latest EPA Automaker Reports Show Compliance with and Success of Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 8, 2017

A Toxic Nomination Hangs in the Balance: Who Will Stand Up to Finally Topple Michael Dourson?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

December 6, 2017

Automakers’ Long List of Fights Against Progress, and Why We Must Demand Better

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

November 16, 2017

4 Ways to Discuss Congressional Budget Riders at the Dinner Table this Thanksgiving

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

November 8, 2017

Would Chemical Safety Measures Under Dourson Protect Military Families? Probably Not.

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Looking ahead to the 2017 APHA conference. Photo: Courtesy of APHA

November 2, 2017

On Climate Change, a Major Public Health Conference Stands in Stark Contrast to the Trump Administration

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Photo: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

October 30, 2017

Pruitt Rejects Advice from Independent Scientists Based on False Premises

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

October 30, 2017

The EPA Science Advisory Board Is Being Compromised. Here’s Why That Matters.

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

October 27, 2017

Spectrum of Harm: Ripple Effects of Trump's Macabre Environmental Policies

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

October 26, 2017

I Am a 30-Year Veteran Scientist from US EPA; I Can’t Afford to Be Discouraged

UCS Science Network

Union of Concerned Scientists

October 24, 2017

Memo to EPA Chief Pruitt: End Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

October 24, 2017

Trashing Science in Government Grants Isn’t Normal: The Case of the EPA, John Konkus, and Climate Change

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

October 19, 2017

Michael Dourson: A Toxic Choice for Our Health and Safety

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/USDA (Flickr)

October 11, 2017

The EPA’s Crucial and Unsung Role in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor