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Bombshell, as you can imagine. weve never seen lobbyists of this level, these are veteran, high level lobbyists who have been on the hill for years, basically give away the recipe. and you can see by exxons own financial disclosures that they spend more on advertising their innovative, you know, push to green energy than they do on actually investing in these things and theyre still drilling like mad. but that -- i think the biggest newsworthy item out of it is him saying exactly what you said, ...

© Greg Nash On May 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what Congress told EPA almost three decades ago: EPA must update its standards so that children are safe from the irreversible harms of lead found in household paint, dust and soil. Since Congress first directed EPA to set these standards, the agency has failed to do what is right time and time again. This time it must be different.   EPA’s most recent, inadequate update came 10 yea...

Meeting today. i dont think the president is bringing one. which says to me this might be a big important meeting because it may be the last bipartisan infrastructure meeting were going see. >> were talking about infrastructure here. heidi, i want to bring you in. we talk a lot about brick roads and highways, bridges, schools incredibly important. schools crumbling around the country. talk to us about this. >> reporter: yeah, im outside the fernes high school here in philadelphia that is sufferi...

NBC Universal, Inc. The MBTA invested millions of taxpayer dollars to bring historic trolleys up to speed in one of Boston’s most transit-dependent communities. However, the NBC10 Investigators discovered the project is years behind schedule. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Instead of refurbished 1940s era trolleys rolling along the Mattapan-Ashmont line, we learned shells of the first two stripped-down cars pulled out of service...

PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS Senate Committee Approved Bill that Would Require Guidance on Reducing Firefighter Exposure to PFAS Regulatory Developments EPA Makes Changes to New Chemicals Program Likely to Further Complicate, Slow Reviews EPA Takes Steps to Set PFAS Agenda OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard Since 2012 EPA Said Interim Rule to Amend TSCA Mercury Reporting Requirements Was Forthcoming Environmental Gro...

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600 bikes coated in excessive levels of harmful lead paint seized in Baltimore by CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection A photo of one of the seized bikes. By: WMAR Staff and last updated 2021-01-08 18:32:12-05 BALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission seized nearly 600 girl’s bicycles in Baltimore recently that were coated in excessive levels of harmful lead paint. CBP officers and a CPSC investigator initially exa...

Over a year after announcing a lead hazard reduction program, the city of Wilmington is moving along with its initiative to mitigate lead paint risks in

Home Depot will pay a $20 million penalty for failure to follow EPA rules for properly removing lead paint in customers homes.

Of their privatized housing at macdill air force base in florida, alleging unsafe living conditions like rotting walls and floors, and problems with mold so severe, that in one instance mushrooms grew out of the floor and carpet. its the latest in a series of lawsuits alleging similar issues with mold, lead paint, and infestations of pests and rats. private contractors are responsible for more than 200,000 homes on military bases nationwide. in 2016, the defense departments own inspector cited p...