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Democrats Unveil Bill To Tighten Regulations For Hazmat Trains

"A pair of House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would tighten regulations for trains with hazardous materials, a direct response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month that spilled chemicals into the area."

Source: The Hill, 03/01/2023

Biden Adm Global Plastics Plan Dubbed ‘Low Ambition’ and ‘Underwhelming’

"Critics are describing the Biden administration’s opening position in a United Nations effort to reach a global treaty or agreement to end plastic waste as vague and weak, despite its recognition of a need to end plastic pollution by 2040."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/28/2023

Despite 1996 Law, EPA Still Hasn't Tested Pesticides For Hormone Impacts

"New lawsuit aims to make the agency do what Congress ordered more than 25 years ago."

"In 1996, Congress ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test all pesticides used on food for endocrine disruption by 1999. The EPA still doesn’t do this today.

Nor does it appear close to doing so, argue the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the agency in December for its ongoing failure to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

Source: EHN, 02/27/2023

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