Month: August 2018
Defending Public Health against the EPA
Almost exactly one year ago, we filed our lawsuit in federal court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding that it fulfill its mandate to protect public health—instead of illegally refusing to properly enact the 2016 chemical safety reform we fought for a decade to pass. While our legal action is making its way through the courts, the Trump… Read more »
EPA Must Protect Kids’ Health, Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide
In a major victory for kid’s health, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must finalize a ban on a deadly pesticide shown to damage children’s brains, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The court found the agency broke the law by refusing to enact a ban proposed by the Obama administration that would have stopped… Read more »