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Tag Archives: Environmental Protection Agency

by Naveena Sadasivam

How Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Appointment Would Affect Texans’ Air, Water and Land

The controversial Supreme Court nominee has a track record of siding with industry interests over environmental protections.

Fri, Sep 7, 2018 |

Media attention has been riveted on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., this week, from his dodgy answers o...Read More

by Naveena Sadasivam

Almost 25,000 Texans Are Drinking Tap Water With High Levels of Radium

A new report finds that 38 utilities in Texas are supplying water with radium levels above the legal limit.

Thu, Jan 11, 2018 |

Water in the small Central Texas town of Brady has the highest radium levels in the state — almost double the legal limit set by the EPA, according to a new r...Read More

by Naveena Sadasivam

Latest Texan to Join Trump’s EPA is Still Deciding if She Believes in Climate Change

Anne Idsal, a 34-year-old Baylor graduate whose family has long worked in GOP politics, said she’s unsure of the extent that humans impact climate change.

Thu, Dec 28, 2017 |

When the Trump administration announced the appointment of Anne Idsal as the new regional EPA administrator, Adrian Shelley, the director of Public Citizen Texa...Read More

by Naveena Sadasivam

Texas Toxicologist Who Rejects Basic Science Appointed to EPA Science Board

The Trump administration continues to scout Texas officials who’ve repeatedly attacked the very policies that they’re now charged with implementing.

Tue, Oct 31, 2017 |

The Trump administration’s continues to scout Texas officials who’ve repeatedly attacked the very policies that they’re now charged with implementing....Read More

by Naveena Sadasivam

State Toxicologist, a Skeptic of Mainstream Air Pollution Science, Seeks Seat on EPA Panel

Thu, Aug 11, 2016 |

Michael Honeycutt said it'd be a "minor miracle" if he was selected for an EPA clean air panel, but he sent more than 100 emails asking for support, anyway....Read More

Rick Perry

by Forrest Wilder

One Thing Perry Gets Right In His Battle With the EPA Over Ethanol

Wed, Dec 5, 2012 |

Like the proverbial broken clock, Rick Perry is occasionally right, even if his motives aren’t exactly pure. Sometimes it all comes together: the cronyism, th...Read More

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