Well, well, well, 3M. I’m glad to hear you are concerned about the science of PFAS, but let’s put some walk to that talk. Read more >
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If 3M Really Cares About the PFAS Science, Here’s How They Should Move Forward
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
May 20, 2019 2:42 PM EDT
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Shell Puts Trade Groups on Notice about Climate Policy
Kathy Mulvey, climate accountability campaign director
April 2, 2019 2:42 PM EDT
Today, Royal Dutch Shell published its Industry Associations Climate Review, delivering on a promise made late last year to leading institutional investors who are concerned about climate change. Shell’s review follows a similar report published by BHP in late 2017, and raises the transparency bar for fossil fuel industry competitors and their trade groups. Read more >
How the Chemical Industry Deployed the Disinformation Playbook on PFAS
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
March 27, 2019 2:54 PM EDT
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will convene tomorrow for a hearing on the federal responses (or lack thereof) to the risks associated with the class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS, inviting representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Defense, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to testify. It has been encouraging to see Congress conducting oversight on the government’s failures to protect us from PFAS. Read more >
Cartoon: Jesse Springer
5 Ways the Trump Administration Uses Disinformation & Why We Need Oversight
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
February 25, 2019 11:55 AM EDT
Throughout history, special interests have worked studiously to deny, distort, or manipulate science to interfere with policy outcomes and rig the game so that they may continue profiting, usually at the expense of public health or environmental quality. The tobacco and fossil fuel industries have perhaps most infamously used these strategies to avoid public scrutiny and maintain the status quo. Sadly, the outcome is the delay or obstruction of science-based policies intended to protect the public.
Independent Science Takes Another Hit at the EPA: New Science Advisory Board Members Announced
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
February 1, 2019 9:46 AM EDT
The EPA released the names of eight new members yesterday. The verdict? Acting Administrator Wheeler is continuing the trend of undermining the independence and quality of scientific advice to the EPA, Read more >