EPA thinks about limiting water toxin, but only because court ordered it

The agency crafted the proposal to adhere to a 2023 D.C. Circuit decision, despite its opinion that the toxic chemical is not prevalent enough warrant the potential costs of testing for it.

Courthouse News Service
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From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.

The New York Times

Couple nights ago was the first time I posted a public comment on a federal policy proposal.

It was the #USEPA's (completely inappropriate and backwards) proposal to reconsider the #EndangermentFinding (the and rescind federal regulations on vehicle GHG emissions.

I should comment more often.

The City of Chicago Department of Environment remains firmly committed to fighting the deregulatory actions proposed today by the US EPA. See the full statement from DOE Commissioner Angela Tovar in the image below. #Chicago #usepa #doe #climate #deregulation
The City of Chicago Department of Environment remains firmly committed to fighting the deregulatory actions proposed today by the US EPA. See the full statement from DOE Commissioner Angela Tovar in the image below. #Chicago #usepa #doe #climate #deregulation
My 2cents because that’s pretty much what it’s come down to:
1) While Pundits and politicos bite their cuticles over Musk; together with US #FCC Canada ISED Mexico IFT {NoKingNorthAmerica} hire Carlos Silim Helú to oversee #satelliteinternetservice
2) US #NASA #USEPA must form a coalition with #UN n respective regulatory agencies
of Japan, UK, Europe, Australia, South Africa space programs
3) #Dem leaders must don continental army hats and send #TrumpMuskNetanyahu to the #ICC in The Hague.

Another potential act of malicious stupidity:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/climate/trump-eliminates-epa-science.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

So many outstanding people in #USEPA #ORD have made advances to environmental protection. EPA has produced many valuable resources for education and research

But I guess this is another attempt to implement the ostrich principle that if we don't measure anything and don't study anything, there will be no adverse occurrences.

Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

The New York Times

Programa de Monitoreo Bentónico
a Largo Plazo de la Bahía de Chesapeake
- El objetivo de la iniciativa es la restauración de:
(abundancia, salud y diversidad) de los recursos vivos
mediante la reducción los impactos químicos tóxicos

El muestreo de conjuntos de invertebrados bentónicos
y su valor como indicadores biológicos
Los valores del índice bentónico varían de 1 a 5
donde los valores altos corresponden a bentos más saludables

#rstats #Lecheria #Ecologia #Costarica #ANZ #EnvStats #USEPA