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EPA perchlorate decision flawed, say advisers.
The U.S. EPA’s preliminary decision not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water has elicited an outpouring of criticism, including a plea from the agency’s Science Advisory Board for more scientific transparency and a stinging critique from the agency’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee. Environmental Science & Technology. 4 December 2008.
Despite sceptics' noise, scientific consensus is growing.
Anyone keeping up with current affairs could be forgiven for thinking scientists are riven with doubt over climate change. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 2 August 2008.
It's not the answers that are biased, it's the questions.
One of the eyebrow-raising statistics about the bisphenol A studies is the stark divergence in results, depending on who funded them. This striking difference in studies isn't unique to BPA. Washington Post. Opinion, 15 July 2008.
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.
The truth about denial.
If you think those who have long challenged the mainstream scientific findings about global warming recognize that the game is over, think again. Newsweek. 5 August 2007.
The heat is on.
Like all good scientists, Scudder Mackey was skeptical 15 years ago when he began hearing predictions that increasing amounts greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would lead to global warming. But that skepticism has crumbled with mounting evidence. Detroit Metro Times, Michigan. 3 July 2007.
School bus company falsified emissions test data, suit says.
Public-interest groups say the company nation's largest school-bus operator has falsified emissions tests on the diesel exhaust-belching vehicles and has failed to warn children exposed to carcinogenic chemicals, as required by California law. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 16 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.
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...
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.
Climate change special: State of denial.
The attacks on Kevin Trenberth, who argued that last year's devastating Atlantic hurricane season, which spawned hurricane Katrina, was linked to global warming, fit a familiar pattern. New Scientist. 3 November 2006.
Journals feel pressure to adopt disclosure rules.
As environmental journals publish more controversial papers on topics such as human health and global warming, they face a serious issue that medical journals have long been dealing with--conflict of interest. Environmental Science & Technology. 21 September 2006.
Climate science on trial.
The 'hockey stick' graph--showing a sharp increase in temperature over the past 100 years after 9 centuries of relative stability-- has become one of the most scrutinized scientific graphs in recent memory. Chronicle of Higher Education. 6 September 2006.
Prof. under fire over funding source.
A University environmental science professor has come under fire recently from environmentalists and ethicists after reports surfaced that the professor, who is skeptical of the extent to which humans play a role in global warming, had received money from a coal-burning utility. Cavalier Daily, Virginia. 3 August 2006.
Making money by feeding confusion over global warming.
Ever wonder why so many are still confused about global warming? One Colorado electric cooperative has admitted to paying $100,000 to a university academic who prides himself on being a global warming skeptic. ABC News. 28 July 2006.
Was confusion over global warming a con job?
The vast majority of scientists has determined global warming to be a real threat. So why has it taken so long to convince Americans? Some claim a purposful disinformation campaign. ABC World News Tonight. 28 March 2006.
Hot or not.
Oregon's official weatherman has good news about global warming-it doesn't exist. According to his critics, he is one of the most dangerous men in Oregon. Willamette Week, Oregon. 25 March 2006.
The Weinberg proposal.
A scientific consulting firm says that it aids companies in trouble, but critics say that it manufactures uncertainty and undermines science. From its roots defending the tobacco industry, it now defends Teflon, bisphenol A and phthalates. Environmental Science & Technology. 22 February 2006.
The political science test.
Growing numbers of researchers say their findings are being discounted, distorted or quashed by Bush Administration appointees. Time Magazine. 5 February 2006.
Inside Pentagon's fight to limit regulation of military pollutant.
A high-stakes battle over how much perchlorate is too much takes unusual twists as the Pentagon criticizes its own study when data support stronger standards, and the EPA --under White House pressure--eschews peer review to adopt a weaker standard. Wall Street Journal. 29 December 2005.
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.
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.
New product for US industry: 'manufactured doubt.'
By generating and publicizing uncertainty about the scientific underpinnings of proposed action on air pollution, global warming, the health effects of tobacco and other subjects, industries have been able to ward off regulation and buy valuable time. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. 29 June 2005.
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.
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.
Global Warming Skeptic Argues U.S. Position in Suit.
The US government has enlisted an outspoken skeptic of global warming in a legal fight with environmental groups over U.S. funding for overseas energy projects, angering several prominent climate researchers because the government's arguments contradict scientific understanding. Science. 22 April 2005.
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