WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump EPA accelerated its ongoing effort to gut landmark safeguards that protect public health and the environment from toxic coal ash pollution by weakening safeguards for coal ash piles and sites where coal ash is placed on or beneath the ground. On the chopping block are federal safeguards for coal ash […]
ANCHORAGE — The first suspect case of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in Alaska of 2019 was reported this week to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Section of Epidemiology. This is a reminder that recreational gatherers should be cautious of the dangers of PSP from shellfish harvested on beaches across Alaska, especially […]
Warning of “Next Big One” Under Trump Administration’s Expanded Drilling Plans, Advocates Seek Urgent EPA Action on the Toxic Dispersant Corexit San Francisco, CA-March 25—The University of California-Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic today announced a lawsuit to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue rules on the use of chemical agents such as Corexit […]
The death toll from Friday’s dam collapse in southeastern Brazil rose to 58 Sunday — a number sure to climb with at least 300 people feared buried under tons of mud. Rescue operations were briefly halted Sunday as officials feared a breach in another dam in the city of Brumadinho. Residents were told to […]