Tag: Hazardous and Toxic Substances
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E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to demote career employees who oversee scientific research, the enforcement of pollution laws, hazardous waste cleanup and the...
Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries,...
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s Pick to Head E.P.A., Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing
Of all the government agencies that President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to shrink or eliminate, perhaps none has been a greater target...
Even Homes That Evade the Fire Face Toxic Ash Risk, Studies Show
Armed with two garden hoses hooked up to a sputtering tap, Matthew Craig battled fire and smoke to save his house from the...
What to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer
(Editors note: We are continuing to cover the Los Angeles fires. Scroll down for more on the latest.)Societies have used nutrient-rich human waste...
