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Trump EPA Won’t Evaluate Asbestos Already in Homes

"The Environmental Protection Agency will not consider the health risks and impacts of asbestos already in the environment when evaluating the dangers associated with the chemical compound, Scott Pruitt, the agency's head, quietly announced last week."

Source: Newsweek, 06/08/2018

"GOP Congressmen Launch ‘Foreign Agent’ Probe Over NRDC’s China Program"

"Republican leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee have launched a probe into what they describe as potential "undue influence" by the government of China over a leading U.S.-based environmental group." "The environmental group, which has sued the Trump administration over its climate policy rollbacks, also works on clean energy and pollution issues in China."

Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2018

"The Chemical Industry Scores a Big Win at the E.P.A."

"The Trump administration, after heavy lobbying by the chemical industry, is scaling back the way the federal government determines health and safety risks associated with the most dangerous chemicals on the market, documents from the Environmental Protection Agency show."

Source: NY Times, 06/08/2018

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