Tag: EPA
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Communitarianism: The Evil Unleashed on America PT 2 the Montana Water Rights Protection Act
by Kathleen Marquardt, American Policy Center, ©2026 (May 6, 2026) — We’ve written about many in our Workbook, in Tom DeWeese’s Sustainable, and in scores of articles. And in more ways than most of us could ever conceive of an act being pulled-off, for instance killing hundreds of ostriches because a couple of years earlier two had…
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From Big Chem to Your Table: PFAS Are Being Sprayed on Our Food and No One Told the Public
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Dec. 4, 2025) — They’re spraying PFAS on our food, and the public has no idea. PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—are synthetic chemicals engineered to resist heat, oil, and water. Their carbon-fluorine bonds, among the strongest in chemistry, make them incredibly stable and essentially non-degradable in nature. Developed in…
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Data Centers: Monster Moves
by Lynne M. Taylor, American Policy Center, ©2025 (Aug. 7, 2025) — Author’s Note: It’s not new news that Data Centers are becoming quite an issue, all across America. These massive centers are also an issue, across the world. With the continued push for economic gains BEFORE people’s wellbeing, we’re going to see even more…
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One Fight, One Future: The Kennedy Effect Aligns Agencies to Eradicate PFAS
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Apr. 30, 2025) — In a landmark shift toward science-driven governance, the EPA’s PFAS crackdown marks the first coordinated victory in a broader movement to deliver on the promises of environmental justice and public health protection. We are witnessing the unifying Kennedy Effect. On April 28, 2025, something…
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An Urgent Call to All Scientists – We Must Reframe Scientific Priorities for the Future of America with A Unified Approach to Learning Well
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024 (Oct. 27, 2024) — It is October 2024, and we face a crossroads. Science and medicine are represented as advancing at breakneck speed, but the way we fund and prioritize research is outdated, fragmented, and deeply flawed. We are chasing immediate results, throwing resources into short-term translational projects,…
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BREAKING: Major Fluoride Victory in California; US EPA Loses Suit to Non-Profits. Fluoride Levels Must Now Be Decreased.
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024 (Sep. 25, 2024) — In a lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California at San Francisco in 2017 by various non-profits, including MOMS AGAINST FLUORIDATION, the courts dug deep into the science and ruled AGAINST the EPA. From the ruling (download Court Ruling…
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This Is Not Where I Grew Up (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2024 (Aug. 2, 2024) — “Apache Tears” (2:34) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Our featured guest is an old friend, one who travels around in his RV, Chief New Leaf.” “Wrong, Roving. Gas too much so just park…
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Property Rights Up in Smoke as 45 States Join Climate Action Plan with Zero Popular Vote
by John Anthony, The Truth Monster, ©2024 (May 30, 2024) — People laughed at AOC’s New Green Deal. Thanks to Biden’s climate priorities, 45 states are already up to their neck in Climate Action Plans funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and administered through the EPA. The completed CAPs incorporate nearly every part of AOC’s…
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New EPA Rule Threatens Locally Produced Beef
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2024 (May 22, 2024) — A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory rule is an attack on the local food movement and domestic agriculture. It will force small meat and poultry products (MPP) producers to invest heavily in new water filtration systems or face closure. The EPA moved quickly to implement…
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Environmental Working Group Study Reveals Ubiquitous Pesticide Exposure in U.S. Population
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024 (May 14, 2024) — A study published on February 15 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology has uncovered significant exposure to Chlormequat, a lesser-known but potentially dangerous agricultural chemical, among Americans. Conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), this small study found that 80 percent…
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Feds to Slaughter Meat Industry with Its Greenwashing Claims
by William L. Kovacs, ©2024 (Apr. 22, 2024) — Our largest corporations foolishly relish greenwashing the products they sell to Americans. “[G]reenwashing…unsubstantiated claim[s] to deceive consumers into believing that a company’s products are environmentally friendly…” Since there has been little risk of liability for making such claims, corporations vigorously worked to ingratiate themselves with the…
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Biden Administration Environmental Injustices
by Paul Driessen, CFACT, ©2023 (May 24, 2023) — President Biden recently issued a 5,400-word executive order directing all federal agencies to emphasize “environmental justice” in every decision they make. After ducking questions for weeks on what remediation, remuneration and environmental justice the administration is providing East Palestine, Ohio residents following a toxic railway chemical…
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What About Henry? (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2023 (Mar. 2, 2023) — “Duane Allman’s slide solo on Layla” (:57) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Madam Shylock is our featured guest of the day and would like to make an opening statement. Go ahead, Madam Shylock.”…
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What Good has the UN Ever Done? (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2023 (Jan. 26, 2023) — “Rhinestone Cowboy” (3:28) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. ‘Pulse’ is a ‘string’ operation because we can’t even afford the ‘shoe,’ but nevertheless, we have managed to make an impact in some small…
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Banning Modern Agriculture and High Crop Yields?
by Paul Driessen, CFACT, ©2022 (Jul. 23, 2022) — In just seven decades, America’s conventional (non-organic) farmers increased per-acre corn yields by an incredible 500% – while using steadily less water, fuel, fertilizer and pesticides – feeding millions more people. Among the many reasons for this miracle is their ability to control weeds that would…
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EPA Proposes to Hammer Oil and Natural Gas with Crazy New Climate Rules
by David Wojick, CFACT, ©2021 (Dec. 10, 2021) — EPA has posted a massive proposed rule making targeting the oil and natural gas industry, calling it a “climate review”. The full title is “Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review”…
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Don’t Waste Time or Money on ‘Silent Earth’
by Paul Driessen, CFACT, ©2021 (Oct. 3, 2021) — Book reviews usually tell people, buy this new hardback. This article advises, don’t bother reading Silent Earth, much less purchasing a copy; it’s mostly a junk-science, anti-technology screed. Dave Goulson’s book expands on Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s polemic against pesticides that helped rid Europe and the…
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EPA’s Illegal HFC Phaseout Rules are Innovation Killers
by David Wojick, CFACT, ©2021 (Jul. 20, 2021) — It is immensely ironic that EPA’s ham-handed implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act stifles innovation in manufacturing. They do it with a single rule that has no legal basis, tucked away in a 276 page regulatory proposal. To make the point I am going…
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EPA Calls for Comments on HFC Phaseout for Climate Change Protection
by David Wojick, CFACT, ©2021 (May 26, 2021) — After considerable delay, EPA’s proposed HFC phaseout regulations have been posted for public comment. I earlier looked at the serious technical problems with this proposal, which the various adversely impacted industries will have to comment on. Here I want to talk about the climate change aspect,…
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EPA’s Proposed HFC Phaseout Regulation is Nuts
by David Wojick, CFACT, ©2021 (May 10, 2021) — As expected, EPA has issued a proposed rule for phasing out HFCs, as required by the so-called AIM Act that was sneaked in with the monster Omnibus Stimulus Bill in February. The severe problems with AIM are explained in my two prior CFACT articles: Economically destructive…