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MedPage Today: EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From ChemicalsMedPage Today: EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals

MedPage Today: EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals

And a watchdog found they were retaliated against This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.…

6 months ago
EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priorityEPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority

EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority

Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal…

1 year ago
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking waterCOURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water

Photo: Emiliam Robert VIcol American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in…

1 year ago
Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study findsEven very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can…

1 year ago
Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutantsPermeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants

Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants

A returning Coho Salmon at the Suquamish Tribe's Grovers Creek Hatchery in Poulsbo, WA. Photo by K. King, USFWS. [...]…

1 year ago