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EPA proposes changes to how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals

EPA proposes changes to how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals

by Lexi Newsom | Sep 30, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The EPA proposed changing how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals, aiming to make the process more efficient for the manufacturing industry. “This work is yet another example of how we can and will protect human health and the environment while...

Advocates call for simplification of veterans’ toxic exposure health care coverage

by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –– Health care coverage for veterans exposed to toxins needs to be streamlined, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We are a country that loves its veterans — certainly, we purport to,” actor and veterans advocate Jon Stewart told the House Committee on...

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