On May 23rd, the California Attorney General’s office reached a $3,318,700 settlement with Cox Communications California, LLC, preventing further litigation over allegations that the company illegally dumped hazardous materials and threw away sensitive customer-related documents without obscuring the information. In their initial complaint, … [Read more...]
Change in Kentucky Law Making it Harder for Coal Miners
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZa7w_YCBK0 From Vice News, YouTube: Kentucky is at the center of what experts are calling the worst black lung epidemic on record. But instead of making it easier for miners to get access to health care, Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a law that may soon hinder miners’ ability to obtain workers’ compensation … [Read more...]
Study Sheds Light on Drugs in Water Treatment Plants
A new US Geological Survey study found that water treatment centers receiving waste water from pharmaceutical facilities tend to have much higher levels of drugs than other treatment plants. The study is one of the first national studies of its kind, offering more evidence that pharmaceutical drugs are ending up in our water sources. Jose Lozano, a … [Read more...]
Chemical Safety Board Barely Survives Another Year
In February, it came to light that the Trump administration had plans to eliminate the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), but once again, Congress has resisted the call. Last month, the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Committee proposed $12 million to fund the Board – that’s $1 million more than the previous year. Then, earlier this month, … [Read more...]
Who Wants Cruel and Inhumane Hunting Tactics? The Current Administration
Inside Trump's Plan to Kill Sleeping Wolf Puppies The Trump administration announced last month that it has plans to roll back Obama-era regulations prohibiting certain inhumane hunting tactics on federal land reserves in Alaska. The tactics in question – known as predator-control tactics – involve the slaughtering of wolf and coyote pups as they … [Read more...]
California Regulators Fall Behind on Water Contamination
In California, regulators have not caught up with the rest of the country when it comes to oil drilling waste management. In most states, it’s illegal to dump waste water from drilling sites onto the open earth without any lining. But in California, that’s precisely what oil companies do: they dump gallons upon gallons of toxic substances into … [Read more...]
Pruitt Takes Shots at the Environment Amidst Scandal Accusations
It’s widely known that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been profligate with the agency’s resources and may have violated certain ethical standards along the way. A recent report suggests that Pruitt once made an assistant drive around DC looking for a particular type of lotion given out at the Ritz Carlton, and he has apparently made people do … [Read more...]
Administration Slows Down Release of Important Scientific Study
People like Hope Grosse know first-hand the public health effects of per-fluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, having seen their family and fellow community members fall ill, seemingly out of nowhere. These substances, which include but are not limited to PFOA and PFOS, have been used in firefighting foam at military bases around the country for decades … [Read more...]
Hog Farm Critics Achieve Small but Mighty Victory
Ever since filing a civil rights complaint in 2014, the Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help (REACH) and other activist organizations have been fighting for environmental justice, seeking to expose the racial inequities stemming from toxic farming practices. Taking stock of their victories, REACH celebrated last month, after coming to … [Read more...]
New York City Takes Steps to Address Lead Poisoning
In a Reuters article published last year, Joshua Schneyer and M.B. Pell painted a macabre picture of New York City where, despite years of public health policy aimed at the remediation of widespread lead-poisoning, thousands of children have suffered developmental and emotional issues caused by lead-infused paint, soil and water. In 1960, the … [Read more...]
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