When a big scary word like “Chlorpyrifos” is in the news, we often look the other way before we even read the rest of the headline – even though we know that the government allows us to put substances on our food and pets that aren’t exactly always safe.
On April 6, 2011 the US Senate voted on four separate proposals to block or delay efforts by the EPA to reduce carbon pollution. The House of Representatives passed Rep. Upton’s “Dirty Air Act” — legislation that would permanently allow our nation’s biggest polluters to dump unlimited amounts of dangerous carbon pollution into our air. [Read the Rest...]
(DALLAS – March 22, 2011) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) $352,000 to support work for a comprehensive survey of the nation’s wetlands. The National Wetland Conditions Assessment is a statistical survey of wetlands in the United States. The survey is designed to assess the condition of [Read the Rest...]
Texas A&M Receives EPA Grant to Address Pesticides Use (DALLAS – March 2, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $53,000 to Texas AgriLife Extension Service to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The project will develop data to track patterns of insecticide use and how it affects black margined aphids. IPM is an [Read the Rest...]
For the first time in more than 40 years, the President’s Cancer Panel addressed the role of environmental contamination in cancer incidence. The report opens with the observation that “…the true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.” The panel calls for a comprehensive agenda to address environmental contaminants and protection of human [Read the Rest...]
Fleas and ticks are a nuisance, and they can even be a health hazard. Even though we have many available options to control fleas and ticks without resorting to dangerous chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency still allows some harmful pesticides to be used in flea collars. Flea collars with the pesticide propoxur are a particular [Read the Rest...]
Texas Politicians Attack Environmental Health Protections A conversation with EPA Region 6 Administrator and environmental health advocates about the hidden dangers of chemical pollution in Texas. Broadcast Live on KPFT Houston, 90.1fm, and live on www.kpft.org (Houston) Why did a Corpus Christi woman stand up at the White House last month and loudly demand protection [Read the Rest...]
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a natural gas company in Forth Worth, Texas, to take immediate action to protect homeowners living near one of its drilling operations who have complained about flammable and bubbling drinking water coming out of their tap
“We are taking a stand for clean water. The streams, lakes, and bayous of our great state deserve to be protected from chemicals, bacteria, and toxic metals,”
EPA and state regulatory agencies share environmental enforcement authority for regulated businesses and industry within each state. Through close coordination, the agencies focus on enforcement actions which bring about the most environmental benefit.
