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Liz Borkowski is a Research Associate at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She lives in Washington, DC and loves public transportation and pumpkin empanadas.
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH is a Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She also spent a decade working for the US Department of Labor, and has served on the teams investigating the 2006 Sago mine disaster and 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster for the state of West Virginia.
March 31, 2007
Category: Regulation
By David Michaels The Center for Public Integrity has launched an exciting project examining the work of the federal advisory committees. It's been named “The Shadow Government,” and it is directed by veteran journalist Jim Morris. The project's first report...
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March 30, 2007
Category: Regulation
For those who’ve been following the investigations into how the Bush Administration interfered with government climate science, the news about political interference into Interior Department science had a familiar ring. Chris Mooney sums it up well: “Substitute for Philip Cooney an...
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Category: Regulation
U.S. environmental regulations were on several bloggers’ minds this week. Frank O’Donnell at Blog for Clean Air explains that EPA’s new rule on particle soot is terrible, while Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority warns that Bush administration is about...
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Category: Occupational Health & Safety
By David Michaels Every month, more workers exposed to artificial butter flavor are being diagnosed with lung disease. Last July, two unions, with the help of the Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy Project, petitioned OSHA for an Emergency Temporary Standards...
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March 29, 2007
Category: Occupational Health & Safety
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a record $1.5 million penalty against Massey Energy Company for violations related to the January 19, 2006 deaths of Ellery Hatfield, 46 and Don Bragg, 33 at the Aracoma Alma #1 Mine...
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March 28, 2007
Category: Occupational Health & Safety
Hearings, proposed legislation, and lawsuits have followed the the Chemical Safety Board's release of its 2005 Texas City refinery blast report, which faulted BP's broken safety culture and criticized OSHA for lax inspections and enforcement: Houston Chronicle: At a House...
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March 27, 2007
Category: Occupational Health & Safety
By Eula Bingham It was 30 years ago this month that I was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. I vividly remember my visits to Capitol Hill and the questions of lawmakers regarding my vision for...
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March 26, 2007
Category: Regulation
OMB Watch is reporting that the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Chaired by Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) will soon hold a confirmation hearing on Susan E. Dudley. nominated to be Administrator of the White House’s Office of Information...
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Category: Environmental Health
A few weeks ago, we detailed some of the concerns about the review of the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) coordinated by the contractor Sciences International for the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)....
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March 23, 2007
Category: Blog roundup
Al Gore's appearance on Capitol Hill prompted several blog posts. David Roberts at Gristmill liveblogged Gore's testimony in both the House and the Senate; he and Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority both devoted blog posts to a memorable encounter between Gore and Senator Inhofe,...
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