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US EPA OIG (Inspector General) Announced Investigation into the Jackson Miss. Water Crisis for Potential Waste, Fraud, Abuse; Together, the Mayor & City Admin. Make 14 Times More Than the Avg. Citizen

September 27, 2022

Small town Jackson Mississippi, with a population less than 150,000, doesn’t need a paid City Manager AND a paid Mayor. …

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US EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigations Over Pollution in Cancer Alley Subsequent to Legal Complaints

April 26, 2022

Formosa Plastics Group “FPG’s overseas expansion has focused primarily on the United States and mainland China.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Plastics_Group Why does Taiwan, …

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Physicians for Social Responsibility Comments on US EPA Proposed Rule; Deadline to Comment is Tomorrow Night at 11.59 PM EDT

May 17, 2020

Comment by May 18th on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule, which is misnamed “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”. …

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US EPA Proposed Rule Comments of the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality; Comments Accepted Until Tomorrow Night 11.59 PM EDT

May 17, 2020

Comment by May 18th on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule, which is misnamed “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”. …

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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Letter Urging Withdrawal of Proposed EPA Rule; Comments on Rule Accepted Until May 18th, 11.59 PM Eastern

May 16, 2020

Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule, which is misnamed “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” by May 18, …

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The American Statistical Association Says That Proposed EPA Rule Should Be Withdrawn; You Can Oppose The Rule Until May 18 11.59 PM

May 15, 2020

Comment on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Proposed Rule, which is misnamed “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” by May …

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Scientists-Health Care Providers Implore US EPA to Rescind Proposed Rule Because It Threatens The Environment Which Supports Human Existence & Public Health – You Can Comment Until May 18th 11.59 PM EDT

May 14, 2020

Excerpts: “We the undersigned scientists and health care providers implore US EPA to rescind the “Transparency” proposed rule (EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259-9322) completely …

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US EPA 2016 Criticisms Of Mountain Valley Pipeline – Is Goodlatte Protecting Trump Because The EPA Could Cut Into His Pipeline Profits?

July 14, 2018

The head of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Goodlatte, and his wife, have between half a million and a million …

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Russian Asbestos Company Puts Trump’s Face-Seal Of Approval On Its Products As US EPA Asbestos Regulations Comment Deadlines Loom: July 26th and August 10th

July 12, 2018

Asbestos open pit mines in Asbest Russia. Asbestos related Comments Due Jul 26, 2018 11:59 PM ET: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0210 And, Aug …

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Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste; Former Energy Fuels Lobbyist Now US EPA Chief

July 6, 2018

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian…

Trump EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigned; Replacement Is Former Coal-LNG-Uranium Mining Lobbyist

July 5, 2018

Based on the strange kowtowing resignation letter, it has been speculated that it was written by Trump. So, we don’t …

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US Senator Markey Statement On EPA’s Decision To Ignore Full Scope Of Threat Of Asbestos, Other Toxic Chemicals

June 6, 2018

“Senator Markey Statement on EPA’s Decision to Ignore Full Scope of Threat of Asbestos, Other Toxic Chemicals Friday, June 1, …

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What Does Trump EPA’s Scott Pruitt Need A Soundproof “Privacy Booth” For?

June 1, 2018

For those who missed it, Pruitt had a sound-proof “privacy booth” (phone booth) installed in his office at the EPA. …

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Trump-Pruitt’s EPA Announces Extended Comment Period to August 16th And A July Public Hearing On So-Called Transparency Rule

May 25, 2018

[Update note: They finally updated the site to say that the deadline is August 16th] They announce an extension to …

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His Primary Rules: Never Allow the Public to Cool Off; Repeat a Big Lie Frequently Enough and People Sooner or Later Believe It

May 22, 2018

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“…fascism, in Italy and Germany alike, has been subsidized above all by the magnates of heavy…

170 Members of the US Congress Introduce Resolution Calling for Trump EPA Head Pruitt’s Resignation

April 19, 2018

Albuquerque New Mexico and the Sandia Mountains at sunset “Senator Tom Udall — US Senator for New Mexico Today, I …

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US Senator Udall On EPA Deputy Wheeler – A Longtime Lobbyist For Big Coal Who Could Take Over From Pruitt

April 13, 2018

“The American people … want clean air and clean water. They want the health of their children and our seniors …

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Trump EPA (Pruitt) Wants More Study And Another Round Of Public Comment On The Pebble Mine Project In Alaska Even Though There Were Over A Million Comments In 2017 And 675,008 In 2014

January 29, 2018

For the 2014 US EPA comment period on the Pebble Mine there were 675,008 comments. For the 2017 one, over …

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Trump Administration Must Answer Why Nominees Are Serving Without Senate Confirmation Write US Senators Udall, Leahy, Feinstein, Blumenthal

October 26, 2017

Sounds like an ongoing coup d’etat by the Trump Administration (executive branch). The different branches of government are supposed to …

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Dourson, An Industry Hired Gun, Would Undermine Landmark Bipartisan Chemical Safety Law; US Senator Udall Urges Full Senate To Reject Him

October 26, 2017

“OCTOBER 25, 2017 Udall Statement on EPW Committee Vote for Michael Dourson to Lead EPA’s Toxics Bureau, Urges Full Senate …

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Trump Nominee Chemical Safety Office Recommended Allowing Amounts Of Toxic Chemicals That Were 10s, 100s, 1000s Of Times Higher Than US EPA Standards; Most Troubling Nominee Ever Considered Says US Senator Carper

October 26, 2017

Dourson, and presumably the others, got out of the committee but the US Senate must still vote. “That brings me …

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Trump Admin Touts Benefits of Environmental Funds It Wants to Cut

July 26, 2017

“It is pretty galling for the Trump Administration to tout money for state partnership grants even as it seeks to …

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His Primary Rules: Never Allow the Public to Cool Off; Repeat a Big Lie Frequently Enough and People Sooner or Later Believe It

February 11, 2017

“…fascism, in Italy and Germany alike, has been subsidized above all by the magnates of heavy industry (iron and steel, …

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US EPA Hid Details of Huge Radiation Increase for Drinking Water in a Nuclear Accident; Increase Violates Safe Drinking Water Act – Arguably Illegal

January 28, 2017

PEER had to sue to get this document. And, yet, the list of radionuclides is still incomplete. There are less …

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US Officially Allows Radiation in Drinking Water 1000s of Times Greater Than Clean Water Act in Event of Nuclear Accident; Private Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Comment Deadline

January 27, 2017

The information from PEER, found below, is especially critical with the upcoming Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility Comment deadline …

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Important to Oppose Production of Technetium 99m Precursor (Mo 99) Even Late; Technetium 99 Stays Radioactive for Millions of Years

December 30, 2016

We strongly encourage opposition to the new technetium production facility even late. The US NRC has accepted pro-nuclear comments 10 …

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Tc 99m Becomes Tc 99 Which Stays Radioactive in Environment for Millions of Years – Medical and Non-Medical Production Should Be Banned

December 21, 2016

[We apparently made a typo. You can still submit a comment but no longer anonymously. We recommend a disposable email …

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US EPA Admits that Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water Resources

December 14, 2016

From the US EPA: “Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water …

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Invisible Threat to Clean Water and Oglala Sioux Sacred Sites By Proposed Uranium Mining in South Dakota

November 6, 2016

“This case involves Powertech’s [now Azarga] application to conduct In Situ Recovery (ISR)[uranium]mining in Custer and Fall River Counties, South …

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US EPA had Authority, Sufficient Info to Issue Emergency Order Protecting Flint Residents from Lead-Contaminated Water by June 2015; Delayed until Jan. 21, 2016 (Office of Inspector General)

October 21, 2016

The US EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) states that the US “EPA had authority, sufficient information to issue emergency …

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ICSID: OceanaGold Loses Comp Claim Against El Salvador, But El Salvador Will Recoup Only $8 Million of the $12 Million Spent to Defend Itself

October 16, 2016

CIEL, BY-NC-SA Monk speaking in protest against OceanaGold lawsuit against El Salvador “OceanaGold loses compensation claim against El Salvador
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Protecting Forests Is Best Defense Against Natural Disasters: Burning US Forests for Fuel in Europe Must Stop; Senate Efforts to Increase Burning of Forests for Fuel in America Must Also Be Stopped

October 13, 2016

Black Creek located in Desoto National Forest. Desoto National Forest is among those on the frontline of protection against hurricanes. …

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Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested

October 11, 2016

“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …

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US Judge Rules Against Injunction Protecting American Indian Land-Rights; Columbus Day Arrests at Dakota Access Pipeline Site; Fed Agencies Urge Voluntary Halt of Pipeline

October 11, 2016

“Dave Archambault, chairperson of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, explains that the oil pipeline “is threatening the lives of people, …

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Uranium, Lead, DU Toxicity

September 29, 2016

Americans had better be watching the Flint Michigan water situation and those US Congress members who have been trying to …

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Beware: US Congress Trying to Run Thru Radioactive Riders; US Taxpayer Guaranteed Exim $9 Billion for Toshiba to Build Nuclear Reactors in India

September 27, 2016

One of the sneak through provisions that some members of Congress – both Dim-witted Dems and Republicans – want to …

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UN Calls on US to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline as “It Poses a Significant Risk to the Drinking Water of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe”; Threatens Burial Grounds and Sacred Sites

September 26, 2016

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …

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Dakota Access Pipeline Route Chosen to Spare Bismarck Drinking Water; Contaminate Standing Rock Sioux Water Instead; EA Written By Pipeline Co. For the Army Corps

September 23, 2016

“… due to the proximity to Bismarck, the North Bismarck route alternative crossed through or in close proximity to several …

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Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva: Dakota Access Pipeline Violates Human Rights

September 20, 2016

“Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You …

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Debra White Plume On Dakota Access Pipeline; Uranium Contamination of Pine Ridge Water; Uranium Mining, Wounded Knee and More

September 13, 2016

Interview by Amy Goodman-DemocracyNow.org: “Lakota Activist Debra White Plume from Pine Ridge: Why I am a Water Protector at Standing …

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Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste

August 30, 2016

Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian company that wants to …

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Socialist Nuclear Power (i.e. Unfair Nuclear Subsidies; Corporate Welfare) in America (and Elsewhere)

August 23, 2016

“There are many forms of government subsidization of the nuclear power industry. These subsidies include the sponsorship of research, enrichment …

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Researchers Helped Uncover a Public Health Crisis in Flint, but Learned there are Costs to Doing Good Science

August 9, 2016

From “The Conversation“: We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good …

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Hanford Nuclear Site’s Ongoing Wildfire Problem

August 5, 2016

Hanford 2007 fire, US DOE video screenshots Wildfires on the Hanford Nuclear Site have occurred in 1957, 1973, and 1981, …

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Was US Govt. Web Site Overwhelmed By Opposition to EPA Radioactive Drinking Water Recommendations?

July 26, 2016

https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0268 Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0268, “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” Was the US Government’s Regulations.gov website overwhelmed by opposition …

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US EPA Radioactive Drinking Water PAG Vacuous Cost Estimates: Comment Deadline Today 1159 PM ET (NY-DC), One Minute Till Tuesday

July 25, 2016

Add your comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological …

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USEPA-Gina McCarthy Issues Confusing, Misleading, Simplistic Radiation in Water PAG After Accusing Michigan Of That for Flint

July 24, 2016

Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” (PAG) …

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US 49 Million Get Water From Sources Considered Officially At Risk From A Nuclear Accident – Comment Deadline Monday 11.59 PM NY-DC Time (1 min to Tues.)

July 24, 2016

“In the United States, 49 million Americans receive their drinking water from surface sources located within 50 miles of an …

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Gina McCarthy Says “Let Them Drink Radioactive Water 100s and 1000s of Times the Legal Limit or Dehydrate”; Gina and Moniz Dance the Nuclear Waltz

July 22, 2016

Excerpted from a citizen comment: “I charge the EPA Director and Council to remember that they are bound my congressional …

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Cape Cod: Water Permit-Water Rule Observations; Public Hearing

July 21, 2016

Part of the National Seashore faces Cape Cod Bay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_National_Seashore , as does Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Pilgrim Nuclear Power …

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