Posted January 3, 2012 by Briana Mordick in Health and the Environment
Injection of oil and gas waste water into a disposal well is suspected as the cause for a swarm of earthquakes around Youngstown, Ohio. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake on New Year’s Eve was the biggest of 11 earthquakes that occurred...continued→
Posted December 31, 2011 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
In which a group of Senators pen fact-challenged letters on behalf of formaldehyde and styrene, currying favor with the chemical industry and undercutting government health agencies. In my last post, I discussed how EPA was compelled by the collaboration of...continued→
Posted December 30, 2011 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
BP's newest PR salvo touting its Gulf cleanup hit a nerve with many residents still struggling to get their lives back (one ad captured this BP beach protest in the background). The oil behemoth's slickly produced pleas for Americans to “come on down” to the Gulf where the weather...continued→
Posted December 29, 2011 by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
We've blogged before about how oil and gas leases can put mortgages, title insurance, and homeowners insurance at risk. Journalists are conducting groundbreaking investigations and reporting on these topics. Among the most important findings in recent reports: The New York Times...continued→
Posted December 28, 2011 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The chemical industry’s war on science continues -- as far out of the public eye as possible. Shortly before Congress left for its Christmas recess, it passed an “Omnibus” budget bill, to appropriate funds for numerous federal agencies for the...continued→
Posted December 27, 2011 by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
With the void of federal protection from toxic oil and gas waste, states can and should create better rules. As I mentioned in a recent blog post, a new West Virginia law takes one tiny step in that direction. From now...continued→
Posted December 23, 2011 by Rachel Fried in Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Believe it or not, it was a horse race that solidified my understanding of the inner workings of the United States government. As my American Politics professor once explained, horse race coverage refers to our penchant for covering politics as...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Avinash Kar in Health and the Environment
Just in time for the holidays, as many among us prepare to sit down to turkey or ham at the dinner table, FDA has taken a big step backwards on the public health threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria in our meat...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Sasha Lyutse in Health and the Environment
I wrote last month about how my friends and I decided to take up Slow Food USA’s $5 Dinner Challenge. Once a month, we’d gather for a home-cooked dinner that was well-balanced, including a protein, dark leafy green and a...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
The National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) includes members of the general public, state and local agencies, and private groups concerned with safe drinking water. It advises the EPA Administrator on everything relating to drinking water and the Safe Drinking Water...continued→
