Tag: EPA
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EPA proposes big expansion of Port Everglades offshore dump; time running out for public comment
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org With Floridians focused on surviving the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to significantly expand an underwater dump site off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
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Gov. Scott had stake in pipeline firm whose $3 billion venture he and his appointees backed
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org Shortly after Gov. Rick Scott was elected, a Florida Power & Light executive on his transition team pitched the idea of building a major new natural gas pipeline. Last year, Scott signed bills to speed up permitting for the project and the Public Service Commission approved its construction. Not known at…
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EPA abandons major radiation cleanup in Florida, despite cancer concerns
By Douglas P. Guarino Center for Public Integrity The Environmental Protection Agency is walking away after a decades-long battle with Florida politicians and industry officials over cleaning up phosphate-mining waste in an area that could expose more than 100,000 residents to cancer-causing radiation levels.
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Farmworker advocates from Florida, elsewhere press EPA to update pesticide rules
By Ronnie Greene Center for Public Integrity Saying they are plagued by pesticides but protected by only a thin layer of government regulation, farmworkers and their advocates are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to update rules that are two decades old, and, critics say, dangerously dated.
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Report points to cancer risk from chemicals used to treat drinking water
By Bridget Huber FairWarning.org Chemicals used to treat drinking water for millions of Americans may raise the risk of cancer and lead to other unintended health hazards, according to a report released today by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization.
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Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape
By Ronnie Greene, iWatch News by The Center for Public Integrity NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Laboring in the blackberry fields of central Arkansas, the 18-year-old Mexican immigrant suddenly turned ill. Her nose began to bleed, her skin developed a rash, and she vomited. The doctor told her it was most likely flu or bacterial infection, but…