Federal air rules have big local impacts. RISE4EJ talks about how Harcros Chemicals gets a free pass to pollute KC neighborhoods with cancer-causing EtO- until EPA acts. mwejn.org/news/how-rise4…

#FollowFriday — Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters Edition: Union of Concerned Scientists @Steelworkers Coming Clean network @stoptoxics.bsky.social Earthjustice NJWEC UAW BlueGreen Alliance #EJHA #FF

A recent study found that Colorado children who’d been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia were more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development. ehn.org/fracking-leuke…

"What’s next? Gutting the National Transportation Safety Board? I, for one, feel safer in a plane thousands of feet above the earth knowing that the airline industry & regulators learn from past mistakes. It’s no different with chemical disasters and the CSB."

"The obliteration of ORD will have generational impacts on Americans’ health and safety.”

The EPA has officially confirmed that it is eliminating its research division. The office played a major role in helping the EPA fulfill its legal mandate to use the “best available science” in its mission to protect human health and the environment. grist.org/politics/this-…

Why would you get rid of the safety board that is charged with investigating chemical spills and accidents - which average about one a day in the U.S.? This reeks of a favor to industry. thenewlede.org/2025/07/guttin…

The Trump administration is planning to shut down the EPA’s scientific research unit, hurting its ability to do research on the dangers of toxic chemicals and climate change. on.nrdc.org/4mfUw1Q

White House exempts chemical plants, refineries from Clean Air Act rules news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief… Beyond Petrochemicals Texas Campaign for the Environment Environment Texas Public Citizen Earthworks Earthjustice Coming Clean network @stoptoxics.bsky.social The Associated Press Reuters Bloomberg Law: Environment The Lever grist The New Lede

More than 70% of Americans are concerned about Trump rolling back programs that reduce pollution to protect our health, according to polling from Climate Power climatepower.us/research-polli…

Kentucky's largest utility is moving to extend the life of a coal-fired generating unit near Louisville, citing demand from data centers and other economic development. courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

What do 350 idle EPA staff, 728,000 hours of lost labor, and $50M in taxpayer waste have in common? They're the cost of political attacks that gut our environmental safety net. EPA cuts hurt everyone. #SaveEPA

Public pressure to preserve the Chemical Safety Board is working. safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/27098… The New Lede carey gillam ✍️ 📓

EPA's scientists, attorneys, & engineers protect communities from toxic exposure but face risks from budget cuts & political interference. Supporting their mission & funding is crucial, as clean air & safe water depend on their efforts. We stand with EPA's career staff. #SaveEPA

The Trump Administration last month issued lists of chemical facilities and other polluters that it would exempt from certain air pollution rules for two years. Learn more: news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief… Beyond Petrochemicals EDF Earthjustice Earthworks Coming Clean network @stoptoxics.bsky.social

In July, Trump gave a Louisville formaldehyde plant two extra years to comply with Biden-era pollution control requirements. Homes sit 500 feet from the plant. Nearly 2,000 people, including hundreds of children, live within a mile. courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

Chemical companies are pushing for shields to protect them from being legally responsible for the harm pesticides are wreaking. No one should be above the law. If the pesticide industry is too dangerous to operate without being legally shielded, it shouldn’t be operating at all.

DataKind was proud to collaborate on FencelineData.org - an ML-powered tool helping communities & journalists make sense of EPA emissions data. Thanks to Patrick J McGovern Foundation for spotlighting this work. See below! Public Health Watch #EnvironmentalJustice #AIforGood

Tell your members of Congress: Save the Chemical Safety Board! secure.everyaction.com/MRrbpqlR40yvBI…