Lisa Song

1 month ago | alternet.org | Lisa Song

Federal scientists responsible for monitoring the health of West Coast fisheries are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Department of Commerce failed to renew their lab’s contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance. Trash is piling up at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, staffers told ProPublica.

1 month ago | propublica.org | Lisa Song

2 months ago | orlandoadvocate.com | Sharon Lerner |Lisa Song

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Although it was too late for him to benefit, Daniel Kinel felt relieved in December when the Environmental Protection Agency finally banned TCE. The compound, which has been used for dry cleaning, manufacturing and degreasing machines, can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies, according to independent studies and the EPA.

2 months ago | childrenshealthdefense.org | Sharon Lerner |Lisa Song

By Sharon Lerner and Lisa SongAlthough it was too late for him to benefit, Daniel Kinel felt relieved in December 2024 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally banned trichloroethylene (TCE). The compound, which has been used for dry cleaning, manufacturing and degreasing machines, can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies, according to independent studies and the EPA.

2 months ago | propublica.org | Sharon Lerner |Lisa Song |Annie Waldman |Abrahm Lustgarten

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Although it was too late for him to benefit, Daniel Kinel felt relieved in December when the Environmental Protection Agency finally banned TCE.