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Bate and Switch: How a free-market magician manipulated two decades of environmental science. Call major environmental groups and ask them about Roger Bate. The reply is always: Who? Few know he's the man who spread the myth that environmentalists, by fighting to ban DDT, have heartlessly caused millions of malaria deaths worldwide. Natural Resources News Service. 1 June 2009.
An eroding mission at EPA. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, whose image over four years morphed from scientist to ideologue, will leave office as one of Bush's most loyal and controversial cabinet members. His decisions alarmed environmentalists, infuriated his own scientists, and led to calls from Democrats for his resignation. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 7 December 2008. [related stories] [Registration Required]
Agencies asked to ease safety rules. In its final days in power, the Bush White House is rushing to have federal agencies water down the regulation of hazardous substances, lawmakers and public health experts say. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. 24 July 2008.
Whitewashing toxic chemicals. Science for hire is pervasive, effective and stealthy, according to a new book about 'manufacturing doubt.' Newsweek. Opinion, 10 May 2008.
For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states. Reportedly, the study's release was blocked because it contains such potentially “alarming information” as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates. Great Lakes Danger Zones? Published by Center for Public Integrity. 8 February 2008. [related stories]
Plastic ingested, study finds. Scientists furious at conclusions reached by a federal panel charged with assessing the safety of a common household chemical, bisphenol A, have retaliated. And they're using science as their weapon. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 23 January 2008. [related stories]
Judging science. A Supreme Court ruling and subsequent case history have raised the bar on introducing scientific data into lawsuit hearings. Now some argue the standards have gone too far. Science News. 23 January 2008.
A lethal cover up: Britain's worst water poisoning scandal. After two decades of stone-walling by the authorities, alarming facts about the Camelford water incident are beginning to emerge, and this week a coroner opened inquests into a possible cover-up. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 15 December 2007.
The 9/11 cover-up. In the aftermath of the first explosion, the air over Lower Manhattan transformed instantly. Today New York City is still mired in a fog of cover-ups and half-truths regarding its environmental welfare. Discover. 8 September 2007.
Bush aide blocked report. A surgeon general's report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration's policy accomplishments. Washington Post. 29 July 2007. [Registration Required]
Asbestos board in question. Potential panelists for a federal asbestos advisory board have financial conflicts that could pose a threat to public health and safety, according to researchers and environmental groups. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 24 May 2007.
A convenient untruth. Like holdouts in the Alamo, the last of the climate skeptics plug away at the thousands of mainstream scientists now arrayed against them. And they bridle when asked if they take money, as nearly all do, from ExxonMobil. Vanity Fair. 17 April 2007.
UC to review the tobacco industry's funding of research. James Enstrom, who studies the effects of smoking at UCLA's School of Public Health, receives money from cigarette makers. He has become a symbol for activists who hope to bar the practice. Los Angeles Times, California. 28 March 2007. [Registration Required]
Protocol is cited in limiting scientists' talks on climate. The director of the Fish and Wildlife Service defended the agency requirement that two employees going to international meetings on the Arctic not discuss climate change. New York Times. 9 March 2007. [Registration Required]
Traditional covert influence of industry on occupational and environmental health policies has turned brazenly overt in the last several years. More than ever before the OEH community is witnessing the perverse influence and increasing control by industry interests. Government has failed to support independent, public health-oriented practitioners and their organizations, instead joining many corporate endeavors to discourage efforts to protect the health of workers and the community. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health [PDF]. 2 March 2007. More... [related stories]
Questions about DuPont unsettle town. Tennessee officials were surprised to learn that DuPont's paint plant in New Johnsonville produces dioxin... the fourth-largest producer in the US. Documents submitted to the state don't mention the carcinogen. Nashville Tennessean, Tennessee. 25 February 2007. [related story]
Science-for-hire hazardous to health. After decades of tobacco science, polluters are enlisting the Office of Management and Budget in efforts to undermine environmental laws. OMB has proposed mandatory guidelines that would require impossibly comprehensive risk assessments before issuing new documents or rules. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. Opinion, 17 April 2006. [related stories]
Industry study withheld data on carcinogen -report. Workplace watchdogs and industry advocates agree: too much hexavalent chromium -- the same chemical at the heart of the movie "Erin Brockovich" -- puts people at risk for lung cancer. But how much is too much? Reuters. 27 February 2006. [related stories]
Chromium evidence buried, report says. Scientists working for the chromium industry withheld data about the metal's health risks while the industry campaigned to block strict new limits on the cancer-causing chemical. Washington Post. 24 February 2006. [related stories] [Registration Required]
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]
Science takes hard look inward. Journal editors, considered the gatekeepers of scientific information, are grappling with how they can better uncover liars. USA Today. 11 January 2006. [related stories]
Chinese officials lose credibility with lies on chemical spill. When a chemical plant leaked poison into a river in northeastern China, sparking a calamity this week, regional officials employed a time-tested strategy to quash the bad news: They lied. Knight Ridder. 26 November 2005. [related story]
Grace, town fight over illness claims. Physicians hired by WR Grace's insurer are challenging the diagnoses of health experts, finding that in over 25% of patients there is no sign of asbestos disease. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. 2 November 2005. [related story]
Mercury and Tuna: U.S. Advice Leaves Lots of Questions. The FDA had known for many years that canned tuna contained mercury, which studies link to learning impairment in children. It wasn't until March 2004, after regulator tussles, that an advisory cited mercury. But those limits may exceed safe levels too. Wall Street Journal. 1 August 2005. [related stories] [Subscription Required]
DuPont lawyer edited DEP's media releases. The science advisor to West Virginia's Dept of Environmental Protection insisted that DuPont review, edit and approve all C8-related statements issued by the state. Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia. 3 July 2005. [related stories]
Key study on safety of chemical disputed. Five years ago, an industry-funded study concluded that small amounts of perchlorate had no effect on adults. That study became the linchpin of national policy. It is now under fire. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 3 June 2005. [related stories]
Government's safety statistics misleading on refinery deaths. Government statistics on worker safety underestimate refinery risks, because up to half of workers in refineries are actually contractors, who generally get some of the most dangerous jobs. In the data they aren't classified as refinery workers. Houston Chronicle, Texas. 16 May 2005. [related stories]
Drug safety special: The safety catch The past year has seen a beleaguered Food and Drug Administration publicly denounced as unable to protect the US public. Yet top FDA officials say that the agency's performance remains strong. Nature. 1 April 2005. [related stories] [Subscription Required]
Is tobacco research turning over a new leaf? Advocates say the tobacco industry is now serious about improving the safety of its products. But critics, who cite the industry's efforts to manipulate science over the past 50 years, see nothing but the same old smoke and mirrors. Science. 7 January 2005. [related stories] [Subscription Required]
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