White House Threatens To Veto House Bills Limiting EPA Science
The White House is threatening to veto three bills changing how EPA uses science in its regulatory decisions. The House has already passed two of them.
The White House is threatening to veto three bills changing how EPA uses science in its regulatory decisions. The House has already passed two of them.
"CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte is still trying to recover from one of the worst catastrophes in the city's history."
"A chemical ingredient of cosmetics, soaps, detergents, shampoos and toothpaste has been found to trigger liver cancer in laboratory mice, raising concerns about how safe it is for humans, scientists said."
"As eastside families mourn the deaths of four workers at DuPont's La Porte chemical plant in a toxic gas release early Saturday morning, federal investigators are gathering to begin probing for answers."
"Health concerns about oil field fracking have been focused on the mixed brew of chemicals injected into wells. But it is another innocuous-sounding substance — sand — that poses a more serious danger to workers."
"A week after a historic vote to ban hydraulic fracturing (or fracking — the controversial drilling method that forces oil and gas from shale formations with pressurized water, sand and a host of chemicals), Denton, Texas, has been told the state will continue to issue drilling permits within the city limits."
"Paul Helliker had a job for Dow AgroSciences."
"COLUMBIA, SC — Hazardous chemical vapors are leaking through the top of an industrial waste dump along Lake Marion and are suspected of contaminating shallow groundwater near the surface of the 36-year-old site."
"Residents of parts of the Russian capital Moscow have been urged by the emergencies ministry to stay indoors because of a noxious gas that is spreading through the city."
"Haul out the oil rigs, fracking can begin in Illinois."