US Senator Markey Statement On EPA’s Decision To Ignore Full Scope Of Threat Of Asbestos, Other Toxic Chemicals
“Senator Markey Statement on EPA’s Decision to Ignore Full Scope of Threat of Asbestos, Other Toxic Chemicals Friday, June 1, …
Tag Archives: US EPA
What Does Trump EPA’s Scott Pruitt Need A Soundproof “Privacy Booth” For?
For those who missed it, Pruitt had a sound-proof “privacy booth” (phone booth) installed in his office at the EPA. …
Trump-Pruitt’s EPA Announces Extended Comment Period to August 16th And A July Public Hearing On So-Called Transparency Rule
[Update note: They finally updated the site to say that the deadline is August 16th] They announce an extension to …
His Primary Rules: Never Allow the Public to Cool Off; Repeat a Big Lie Frequently Enough and People Sooner or Later Believe It
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
Albuquerque New Mexico and the Sandia Mountains at sunset “Senator Tom Udall — US Senator for New Mexico Today, I …
US Senator Udall On EPA Deputy Wheeler – A Longtime Lobbyist For Big Coal Who Could Take Over From Pruitt
“The American people … want clean air and clean water. They want the health of their children and our seniors …
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
For the 2014 US EPA comment period on the Pebble Mine there were 675,008 comments. For the 2017 one, over …
Trump Administration Must Answer Why Nominees Are Serving Without Senate Confirmation Write US Senators Udall, Leahy, Feinstein, Blumenthal
Sounds like an ongoing coup d’etat by the Trump Administration (executive branch). The different branches of government are supposed to …
Dourson, An Industry Hired Gun, Would Undermine Landmark Bipartisan Chemical Safety Law; US Senator Udall Urges Full Senate To Reject Him
“OCTOBER 25, 2017 Udall Statement on EPW Committee Vote for Michael Dourson to Lead EPA’s Toxics Bureau, Urges Full Senate …
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
Dourson, and presumably the others, got out of the committee but the US Senate must still vote. “That brings me …
Trump Admin Touts Benefits of Environmental Funds It Wants to Cut
“It is pretty galling for the Trump Administration to tout money for state partnership grants even as it seeks to …
His Primary Rules: Never Allow the Public to Cool Off; Repeat a Big Lie Frequently Enough and People Sooner or Later Believe It
“…fascism, in Italy and Germany alike, has been subsidized above all by the magnates of heavy industry (iron and steel, …
US EPA Hid Details of Huge Radiation Increase for Drinking Water in a Nuclear Accident; Increase Violates Safe Drinking Water Act – Arguably Illegal
PEER had to sue to get this document. And, yet, the list of radionuclides is still incomplete. There are less …
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
The information from PEER, found below, is especially critical with the upcoming Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility Comment deadline …
Important to Oppose Production of Technetium 99m Precursor (Mo 99) Even Late; Technetium 99 Stays Radioactive for Millions of Years
We strongly encourage opposition to the new technetium production facility even late. The US NRC has accepted pro-nuclear comments 10 …
Tc 99m Becomes Tc 99 Which Stays Radioactive in Environment for Millions of Years – Medical and Non-Medical Production Should Be Banned
[We apparently made a typo. You can still submit a comment but no longer anonymously. We recommend a disposable email …
US EPA Admits that Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water Resources
From the US EPA: “Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water …
Invisible Threat to Clean Water and Oglala Sioux Sacred Sites By Proposed Uranium Mining in South Dakota
“This case involves Powertech’s [now Azarga] application to conduct In Situ Recovery (ISR)[uranium]mining in Custer and Fall River Counties, South …
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)
The US EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) states that the US “EPA had authority, sufficient information to issue emergency …
ICSID: OceanaGold Loses Comp Claim Against El Salvador, But El Salvador Will Recoup Only $8 Million of the $12 Million Spent to Defend Itself
CIEL, BY-NC-SA Monk speaking in protest against OceanaGold lawsuit against El Salvador “OceanaGold loses compensation claim against El Salvador Posted:Fri, …
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
Black Creek located in Desoto National Forest. Desoto National Forest is among those on the frontline of protection against hurricanes. …
Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested
“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …
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
“Dave Archambault, chairperson of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, explains that the oil pipeline “is threatening the lives of people, …
Uranium, Lead, DU Toxicity
Americans had better be watching the Flint Michigan water situation and those US Congress members who have been trying to …
Beware: US Congress Trying to Run Thru Radioactive Riders; US Taxpayer Guaranteed Exim $9 Billion for Toshiba to Build Nuclear Reactors in India
One of the sneak through provisions that some members of Congress – both Dim-witted Dems and Republicans – want to …
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
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …
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
“… due to the proximity to Bismarck, the North Bismarck route alternative crossed through or in close proximity to several …
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva: Dakota Access Pipeline Violates Human Rights
“Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You …
Debra White Plume On Dakota Access Pipeline; Uranium Contamination of Pine Ridge Water; Uranium Mining, Wounded Knee and More
Interview by Amy Goodman-DemocracyNow.org: “Lakota Activist Debra White Plume from Pine Ridge: Why I am a Water Protector at Standing …
Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste
Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian company that wants to …
Socialist Nuclear Power (i.e. Unfair Nuclear Subsidies; Corporate Welfare) in America (and Elsewhere)
“There are many forms of government subsidization of the nuclear power industry. These subsidies include the sponsorship of research, enrichment …
Researchers Helped Uncover a Public Health Crisis in Flint, but Learned there are Costs to Doing Good Science
From “The Conversation“: We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good …
Hanford Nuclear Site’s Ongoing Wildfire Problem
Hanford 2007 fire, US DOE video screenshots Wildfires on the Hanford Nuclear Site have occurred in 1957, 1973, and 1981, …
Was US Govt. Web Site Overwhelmed By Opposition to EPA Radioactive Drinking Water Recommendations?
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 …
US EPA Radioactive Drinking Water PAG Vacuous Cost Estimates: Comment Deadline Today 1159 PM ET (NY-DC), One Minute Till Tuesday
Add your comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological …
USEPA-Gina McCarthy Issues Confusing, Misleading, Simplistic Radiation in Water PAG After Accusing Michigan Of That for Flint
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” (PAG) …
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.)
“In the United States, 49 million Americans receive their drinking water from surface sources located within 50 miles of an …
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
Excerpted from a citizen comment: “I charge the EPA Director and Council to remember that they are bound my congressional …
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Cape Cod: Water Permit-Water Rule Observations; Public Hearing
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 …
Does the US EPA Not Know the Difference Between a US Gallon and a Liter? Radioactive Water Comment Deadline 25 July 2016
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” here: …
US EPA Pushing Huge Hike In Drinking Water Radioactivity: Comment Deadline 25 July 2016 11.59 PM (1 Minute Till Midnite)
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” here: …
US EPA Radioactive Water Guide (PAG): Die Now of Dehydration; Die Later of Cancer – Comment Deadline 25th July 11.59 pm (One Week)
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Nonprotective Inaction ] “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” here: …
Sr. Homeland Security Engineer Comments on US EPA Radiation in Water PAG – Comment Deadline 25 July 2016
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice: [Non-protective] “… Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0268 …
“Outrageous and Reckless Endangerment of Public Health” Proposed by US EPA: Increased Radiation in Drinking Water after Nuclear Accident- Comment Deadline 25 July 2016
Comment on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Draft “Guide for Drinking Water after a Radiological Incident” here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0268 Due Jul …
Allowing Increased Radiation in Drinking Water After Nuclear Disaster Akin To Murder Says Three Mile Island – Cancer Survivor: US EPA Comment Deadline 25 July 2016
S/he is being diplomatic. Increasing the amount of radioactive materials allowed in drinking water is not akin to murder. It …
US Ramping Up for Imminent Nuclear Accident: Wants Americans to Drink Radiation Contaminated Water – Comment Deadline 25 July 2016, 11.59 pm, DC Time
The US EPA proposes to increase the amount of radionuclides allowed in drinking water in the event of a nuclear …
Radioactive Racism at Radioactive Garbage Site in Memphis, Decades After Martin Luther King’s Support of Memphis Garbage Workers Led to his Assassination
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Photo of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike Diorama at the National Civil Rights Museum, by Adam…
“We are the Miner’s Canary”: Indigenous Organizations Call for Clean Up of Radioactive Pollution Crisis; “Clean Nuclear is a Deadly Lie”
““Native American nations of North America are the miners’ canaries for the United States trying to awaken the people of …
Is the Missouri Landfill Fire a US Chernobyl or Fukushima in the Making?
Is the Missouri Landfill Fire a Chernobyl or Fukushima in the Making? Initially this seems like an odd question, and …
US Burial of “Low Level” Nuclear Waste: Public Radiation Exposure 33 x Higher than “High Level” Dump; Removes State Rights to Protect People-Environment
While it appears a waste of time to comment to the USNRC, comments become public record. As such, they can …
