Truthout
EPA
Why the United States Leaves Deadly Chemicals on the Market
The revolving door between government and the chemical industry has led the EPA to rely on easily manipulated research.
Alabama Community Demands EPA Recognize Environmental Racism as a Civil Wrong
From California to Michigan, low-income communities of color have been waiting years for the US Environmental Protection Agency to take a stand.
“Abandoned” by EPA: Landowners Demand Inclusion in EPA National Fracking Study
The EPA has undertaken a national study on the impacts that fracking can have on water supplies.
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EPA Draft Plan Would Perpetuate Environmental Racism, Critics Say
“EJ 2020” proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination, according to many who submitted public comments.
When We Fumigate Flies and Mosquitoes, Are We Poisoning Ourselves?
In supporting the fumigation of insects in Central America, is the US poisoning civilians?
Scientists, Citizens Call for EPA to Strengthen Proposed Methane Emissions Rules
The emissions rules are expected to become a negotiating point during year-end international climate talks in Paris.
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EPA Plans More Aggressive Civil Rights Reviews
Stung by criticism that it doesn't properly investigate discrimination claims, the agency promises reforms.
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Residents of Ohio Town See “Environmental Justice” as Empty Promise
People in East Liverpool who have fought a hazardous-waste incinerator say an executive order 21 years ago meant nothing.
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Battle Over Flaming Water and Fracking Reignites as Analysis Prompts Call for Renewed EPA Investigation
New analysis may open this case once again.
“And God Is the Water”: Reflections on the EPA Spill, Power and the US Southwest
A complete reconceptualization of power is required to stop the painful death march in the US Southwest.