"EU Agrees Total Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides"
"The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2018
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"EPA Removes 'International Priorities' Page From Site"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed an "international priorities" page from its website in December, according to a report released this week by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)."
Source: The Hill, 04/27/2018
"Smoke From Wisconsin Refinery Explosion Poses Health Risk"
"An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contained large amounts of toxins, posing a serious health risk to those living downwind."
Source: AP, 04/27/2018
Trump Plan To Tackle Lead In Drinking Water Slammed As 'Empty Exercise'
"Sources within EPA tell Guardian that proposals are threadbare and muddled – ‘they’re are just making it up as they go along’"
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2018
"Canary in the Coal Pond"
"New reports provide an unprecedented look at contaminants leaking from coal ash ponds and landfills. But the chasm between information and environmental protection may deepen thanks to a proposed Trump administration rollback."
Source: ProPublica, 04/24/2018
Judge Nixes Greens' Suit Over EPA Delay Of Power Plant Toxics Rule
"A federal judge today tossed out litigation challenging EPA's decision to delay an Obama-era rule curbing toxic wastewater discharges from power plants."
Source: E&E News PM, 04/19/2018
Farm Bill Lets EPA Approve Pesticides Without Endangered Species Review
"A provision in the 2018 farm bill would allow the EPA to approve pesticides without undertaking reviews now required to protect endangered species."
Source: Roll Call, 04/18/2018
"Chemical in Fayetteville’s Tap Water May Cause Cancer"
"Fayetteville’s public drinking water does not contain GenX, but another chemical that is just as troubling — a likely carcinogen known as 1,4 dioxane — has been detected in greater concentrations in city water over the past year."
Source: Fayetteville Observer, 04/17/2018
DOJ Green Light for $66 Billion Bayer-Monsanto Merger Terrifies Farmers
"A blockbuster deal between Bayer and Monsanto appears to be moving ahead. On Monday, the US Department of Justice approved the German pharmaceutical and chemical group's bid to buy the US seed giant for more than $60 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Bayer agreed to sell off additional assets to alleviate anti-trust concerns."
Source: Business Insider, 04/12/2018
"EPA To Clean Up Toxic Texas Site Damaged By Hurricane Harvey"
"Federal environmental regulators have reached a long-awaited agreement with the owners of a polluted toxic waste site in Texas that was damaged during Hurricane Harvey, releasing dangerous chemicals into a river."
Source: AP, 04/11/2018
