Leigh Boerner

Vying for a seat in the Indiana State Senate, David Sanders says we need more people with scientific expertise in elected office

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

The agency says carbon pollution limits offer ‘virtually no benefit,’ while critics predict more than 80,000 additional premature deaths

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

The agency is asking for public comment on ethylene dibromide, added to leaded fuels used in some small aircraft

With a new head who minimizes climate change’s impact, the program has a murky future

Analysis of EPA data highlights difficult balance between a company’s right to confidentiality and the public’s right to know about toxic chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency is dropping its Integrated Risk Information System, according to a leaked internal memo, a step the chemical industry has consistently advocated

Clashes over agency actions and basic math overshadow Administrator Zeldin’s testimony

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond

Domestic agencies would face $73 billion in cuts, including reduced funding for scientific research and health and environmental programs

Buried in a proposal on natural disaster recovery is a bid to free pyrolysis plants from federal emission rules

In other developments, the White House delays its nomination of a permanent CDC director, and states and cities sue the EPA over its endangerment-finding repeal

Used to sterilize medical devices, long-term exposure to EtO has been linked to cancer

Experts poke holes in suggested solutions at a hearing on Senate Republicans’ draft to expedite EPA new chemical reviews

Opponents view move as the end of independent environmental research at the agency

In other developments, the EPA adds another PFAS to its Toxics Release Inventory program and the Interior Department proposes seabed mining rules