Economy Sep 29 Chemical shortage inflates paints and plastics prices By Paul Wiseman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Science Aug 29 Watch 9:58 The EPA isn’t taking its own advice on a pesticide that causes brain damage in children After decades of research and debate, the EPA was on the cusp of banning all use of chlorpyrifos, a poison that attacks the nervous system. But in 2017, then-EPA administrator Scott Pruitt delayed a decision by five years. Science correspondent… By Miles O'Brien
Politics Nov 16 Trump’s pick for EPA chemical safety post opposed by two GOP senators Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis issued statements saying they will vote against Michael Dourson to serve as head of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Environmentalists and Senate Democrats have vehemently opposed Dourson, a toxicologist with close… By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press