EPA Air Pollution Decision Threatens Public Health

Disregarding and misrepresenting recommendations from their own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new air pollution emissions standards that do not sufficiently protect public health.

Hushing Up the Health Hazards of Climate Change

White House officials heavily censored the Congressional testimony of Julie Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, describing the hazardous effects of climate change on public health.

Mining Agency Buries Streams and Science

The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) proposed to eliminate a key rule that protects Appalachian streams and communities from a coal-mining technique known as mountaintop removal mining.

Federal Agency Doesn't Give a Hoot about Owls

Fish and Wildlife Service officials and the other federal land agencies intervened in the recovery plan for the northern spotted owl, compromising the science-based protections in order to reduce barriers to logging in old-growth forests.

White House Sidelines Science in Regulating Ozone

The GW Bush White House overruled unanimous advice of its scientific advisors to weaken the EPA’s proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone—an air pollutant associated with respiratory ailments and premature death.