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Wolf, 14 govs. tell Congress to include strong PFAS provisions in defense bill

by EHN Staff on September 20, 2019 at 1:16 pm

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined a bipartisan group of 15 governors in a letter sent Wednesday to both the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees backing […]

Op-ed: Thinking through the EPA’s commitment to eliminate the use of mammals in toxicity testing

by Laura N. Vandenberg on September 20, 2019 at 11:32 am

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves to get rid of research and testing in mammals (rats and mice), we are concerned the environmental impacts on human […]

Birds are vanishing from North America

by Pete Myers on September 20, 2019 at 11:24 am

The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.

EPA allowed companies to make 40 new PFAS chemicals

by EHN Staff on September 20, 2019 at 11:23 am

New PFAS compounds present many of the same threats associated with PFOA, PFOS, and the other chemicals they replaced.

Is US shale facing an 'unmitigated disaster'?

by Megan McLaughlin on September 20, 2019 at 11:20 am

The booming shale industry could be headed off a financial cliff, experts say, and environmental groups are asking who will clean up thousands of wells drilled miles […]

Lamb to EPA chief: You're on the 'wrong side' after methane rule rollback

by Autumnspanne1 on September 20, 2019 at 11:18 am

Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, praised the fracking of natural gas as a job creator with lower environmental footprint than coal.

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