Shipyard veterans may have been exposed to cancer-causing radioactive materials. The Navy has not told them.
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Elizabeth Duan | January 27, 2024
Moments after he landed in Los Angeles for his son’s wedding last year, Gilbert “Kip” Wyand said he vomited a gallon of blood in the airport parking lot. Two months later, in May, Wyand was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia — a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow ...
Roundup: Biden Administration Revamps Procedures for Reviewing Regulations
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Elizabeth Duan | January 26, 2024
A process President Biden launched during his first week in office aims to ensure all agencies adopt scientific integrity policies that prohibit improper political interference in scientific research and prevent the suppression or distortion of scientific information. After an inter-agency ...
Biden admin pressed on ‘forever chemicals’ limits in water
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Elizabeth Duan |
Individuals sickened after exposure to “forever chemicals” urged the Biden administration this week to press ahead with a pending rule that would set aggressive nationwide limits on the compounds in drinking water. Public drinking water is considered an important avenue for protecting ...
EPA has a new plan to protect career scientists, but some are questioning its efficacy
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Elizabeth Duan | January 24, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is asking for employee feedback on its plan to protect career federal scientists from political influence and while early feedback from at least some of them is that the new policies are insufficient, EPA officials are pledging to be flexible and ...
PEERMail | Climate and Agriculture Heat Up
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Elizabeth Duan | January 23, 2024
Please join us for a webinar on climate change and industrial agriculture. We will discuss the true impacts of animal agriculture, among other topics ...