Environmental Health

"The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that found laws protecting asbestos removal workers from the deadly substance were too complex to enforce."

"Lead bullets still dominate the U.S. ammunition market despite ample evidence showing that they pose real environmental and health risks. Why?"

"Former vice president Al Gore, the American Public Health Association, and other organizations announced today that they will hold the summit on climate change and health that was canceled by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week. The Climate & Health Meeting will take place on February 16th, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia."

"Lead levels in Flint, Michigan's drinking water, the focus of a public health crisis, have fallen below federal limits, state officials said on Tuesday, although they cautioned residents to keep using filtered water as the city's old lead pipes are replaced."

"Donald Trump is planning to 'reform' the way that the Environmental Protection Agency uses science, according to a new report."

"With little warning or explanation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently canceled a major climate change conference that had been scheduled for next month in Atlanta."

"The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."

The Trump "landing team" has ordered U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff not communicate publicly -- whether via press releases, website, or social media.

"There is 'nervousness' among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will sideline science and reverse action on climate change, according to the agency’s outgoing administrator, Gina McCarthy."