News & Articles By Laura Harris
08/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
EPA is dumping $4.3 billion in taxpayer-funded grants into climate change projects before Biden leaves office
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is disbursing $4.3 billion in taxpayer-funded grants for several climate projects across the United States before President Joe Biden leaves the White House in January. These grants, provided through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program established under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, will be allocated to 25 projects in 30 […]
04/23/2024
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By Laura Harris
EPA labels two forever chemicals commonly found in cookware, carpets, furniture, cosmetics and firefighting foams as “hazardous substances”
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added two new “forever chemicals” commonly used in making cookware, carpets, furniture and firefighting foams to its danger list. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), which are part of a larger cluster of forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers in the […]
04/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
Biden admin approves more stringent rules covering “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The administration of President Joe Biden has approved more stringent health advisory limits for two types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. In March 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first national drinking water standard for “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The proposal seeks to […]
04/03/2024
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By Laura Harris
EWG study: Economic benefits of paraquat herbicide DO NOT outweigh its health risks
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) study has found that the use of paraquat in the agricultural regions of California is affecting low-income Hispanic communities. Paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide commonly used as a weed killer, has been linked to multiple health issues, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, respiratory damage, kidney disease and childhood leukemia. This toxic herbicide, which […]
04/02/2024
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By Laura Harris
EPA sets strict and unattainable emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses to “combat climate change”
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently set stringent emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles to “combat climate change.” The new rules, set to take effect for vehicles made in model years 2027 through 2032, apply to commercial vehicles like cement mixers, garbage trucks, RVs, ambulances and school buses. Under these guidelines, a substantial portion of […]
02/28/2024
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By Laura Harris
California ignoring the massive radioactive waste dumped into the Pacific Ocean while spending BILLIONS on “green” initiatives
Federal and state officials in California are allegedly ignoring the radioactive waste dumped into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast, even after new reports reveal it is even worse than expected. According to the Los Angeles Times, researchers discovered that the thousands of barrels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) disposed of into the ocean were not contained in barrels. The harmful pesticide […]
07/17/2023
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By Laura Harris
OCEANSIDE FILTH: More than 3000 U.S. beaches found to contain dangerous levels of sewage
More than half of America’s beaches contain dangerous levels of sewage, according to a new report from Environment America, a Colorado-based environmental advocacy group. The report, titled “Safe for Swimming?” compiled testing data from 3,192 beaches across the coastlines of America. Based on the results, 55 percent of the beaches had unsafe levels of sewage in their […]
07/12/2023
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By Laura Harris
25 AGs condemn Biden administration’s EV proposal as unlawful, unwise and unsustainable for rural America
Attorneys General (AGs) Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia and Daniel Cameron of Kentucky led their counterparts from 23 other states in publicly criticizing the Biden Administration’s proposal that would force car manufacturers to produce electric vehicles (EVs). The attorneys general argue that the rule is “unlawful, unwise, and unsustainable” and would negatively impact rural America. This comes after the […]
06/07/2023
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By Laura Harris
Supreme Court unanimously scales back EPA’s power under Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a couple from Idaho and established a stricter standard for determining whether the Clean Water Act applies to a wetland, marking a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Couple Michael and Chantell Sackett of Idaho have been fighting the EPA for over 15 years in their attempt to construct […]
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