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Feds nip state efforts to slash mercury. While arguing in court that states are free to enact tougher mercury controls from power plants, the Bush administration pressured dozens of states to accept a scheme that would let some plants evade cleaning up their pollution, government documents show. Associated Press. 17 February 2008.
Study: FEMA ignored evidence in determining long-term effects of formaldehyde in trailers. The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research in order to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation by congressional Democrats released Monday. Associated Press. 29 January 2008.
Smithsonian toned down exhibit on Arctic. The Smithsonian Institution toned down an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic for fear of angering Congress and the Bush administration, says a former administrator at the museum. Associated Press. 22 May 2007.
Industry withheld data on workplace risks of chromium. Worried about stricter regulations, the chromium industry withheld key data from the government involving the health risks of workers exposed to the carcinogenic metal, according to a study released Thursday. Associated Press. 24 February 2006. [related stories]
Wildlife rulings ignore key science, congressmen and critics say. Federal officials overrode their own scientists this fall when they decided that diverting more water to farmers and residents of parched Southern California would not harm fish populations in Northern California rivers. Associated Press. 19 December 2004. [related stories]
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