AP: Interior Secretary Zinke Spent $139K on Three Office Doors
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spent nearly $139,000 on three office doors last year, according to the Associated Press.
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House Oversight Chairman Seeks Details on Interior Secretary’s $139,000 Doors
The chairman of the House oversight committee is asking the Interior Department to provide details of a federal contract for $139,000 to replace doors in Secretary Ryan Zinke's office.
Rep. Gowdy Demands More Details on Scott Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Condo Deal
Pressure from Congressional investigators mounted today on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to answer questions over his use of taxpayer money to fly first class over...
Scott Pruitt’s ‘Unethical and Potentially Illegal’ Acts, 4 EPA Email Accounts
There was stunning news today on the seemingly endless scandals engulfing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Crisis of Fluorinated Chemical Pollution Keeps Spreading, With No End in Sight
Two decades after pollution from highly toxic fluorinated chemicals was first reported in American communities and drinking water, the number of known contamination sites is growing rapidly, with no...
White House to Launch Investigation Into Pruitt’s $43K Phone Booth
President Trump's top budget official promised lawmakers the White House will launch a probe into Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's illegal use of taxpayer money to purchase and...
Public Interest Groups Call for Release of Suppressed U.S. Study on PFAS Chemicals
A wide-ranging coalition of public interest groups is calling for the immediate release of a suppressed federal study that says perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water are hazardous at much lower...
Ethics Czar Calls for New Investigations into Latest Scott Pruitt Scandals Ahead of Potential ‘Corrective Action’
Today, the head of the Office of Government Ethics called for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General to further investigate the latest scandals involving the agency's chief...
EWG Petitions Government to Evaluate Cancer-Causing Potential Of Fluoride in Tap Water
EWG petitions the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to evaluate cancer-causing potential of fluoride in tap water.
Sen. Udall Joins Citizens From Across U.S. to Denounce EPA Delay on TCE Bans
On Wednesday, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., will join Americans impacted by the industrial solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE, to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency carry out proposed bans on...
Johnson & Johnson Will Give Consumers More Information About Fragrance Ingredients
Today Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest multinational manufacturers of consumer packaged goods, announced a new transparency initiative that will provide additional details on fragrance chemicals...
Scott Pruitt Cooks the Books on Toxic Chemical Evaluations, Including Asbestos
Today the Environmental Protection Agency released documents indicating it will dramatically scale back its safety evaluations for 10 chemicals under the revamped Toxic Substances Control Act
EWG Seeks USDA Records on $12 Billion Payout for Farmers Hit by Trump’s Trade War
The Environmental Working Group has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all records concerning its decision to pay up to $12 billion to farmers harmed by retaliatory tariffs levied on U...
EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Failure to Address Asbestos in U.S. Schools
The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to take the required and necessary steps under federal law to protect children from the dangers of asbestos exposure in the nation's public and private...
Congress Poised to Act to Reduce Major Source of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
Congressional leaders included a provision in legislation that will give commercial airports the option to switch to firefighting foams that do not include the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known...
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Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water
Drinking water for more than 20 million Americans is contaminated with a toxic legacy of the Cold War: Perchlorate interferes with normal thyroid function, may cause cancer and persists indefinitely in the environment, but is currently unregulated by state or federal authorities.
EWG Petitions USDA for Records on Payments to Farmers Hit by Trump’s Trade War
Environmental Working Group is seeking disclosure of details on the taxpayer-funded payments to farmers through President Trump's $12 billion bailout for growers impacted by the president's trade war.
After Axing Key Science Office, Trump Puts Ex-Koch Exec in Charge of Research at EPA
The Trump administration has tapped a longtime chemical and fossil fuel industry executive, who most recently worked for the ultraconservative Koch brothers, to head the scientific research arm of the...
Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Agenda Leaves Families and Workers Exposed to Toxic Chemicals
The Trump administration's just-released regulatory roadmap leaves no stone unturned when it comes to rolling back safeguards designed to protect children, families and workers from exposure to...
Trump EPA Moves To Shield Info on Asbestos Imports and Use From Public
The Trump administration has denied a petition by a coalition of environmental groups calling for increased reporting of asbestos importation and use by U.S. manufacturers – despite a sharp rise in...
Trump EPA Indefinitely Delays Bans on Deadly Chemicals
The Trump Administration last week proposed to indefinitely delay proposed bans of high-risk uses of three toxic chemicals: Methylene chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone, or NMP, in paint strippers and...
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Chemicals linked to birth defects can stay in cosmetics, says Cosmetic Industry safety panel
Most people are surprised to learn that the government neither conducts nor requires safety testing of chemicals that go into health and beauty products. Today a panel funded and advised by the cosmetic industry determined that cosmetic companies can continue to add reproductive toxins known as phthalates to cosmetics marketed to women of childbearing age.
Trump EPA To Leave Lethal Paint Stripper Chemical Legal for Workers
The Trump administration is likely to allow methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical that can kill a person on contact, to remain an ingredient in paint stripper products for commercial use. The...
Trump EPA’s Meddling with Toxic Chemicals Law Sparks Bipartisan Calls for Oversight Hearing
Concern among members of Congress over the Trump administration's implementation of the updated federal chemicals law burst across the aisle this week, with both the top Republican and Democrat on a...
