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Weed Killer Hype Lacks Scientific Support
The latest Environmental Working Group (EWG) “study” sounds an alarm regarding the chemical known as glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in the…
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The Roundup on Monsanto’s Roundup: Six Facts You Should Know
Yesterday, I addressed why last week’s court order calling for a ban on the pesticide chlorpyrifos was both dangerous and wrongheaded. Today, we look…
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Six Things You Should Know about the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
Last week was a bad one for farmers. Two legal decisions were released that promise to undermine access to valuable agrochemicals that farmers need to…
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CEI Comments In Support of EPA Transparency Rule
https://cei.org/content/epa-transparency-rule-will-bolster-science-and-improve-rulemakingThe Competitive Enterprise Institute supports the proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” which will promote transparency of scientific…
News Release
CEI: Court Decision against Weed Killer Based on Bad Evidence Could Raise Food Prices, Harm the Environment
Last week, a jury in California awarded $289 million to a former school groundskeeper who claimed glyphosate, an ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, caused…
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Escape from New York: Minimum Wage is Killing and Chasing Away Small Businesses
Big government is crushing small business owners around the nation, punishing decades of hard work and job creation. Too few people speak up as the…
Citation
CEI: Court Decision to Ban Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Shows Need for EPA to Finalize Science Transparency Rule
A federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used to protect crops, within 60 days.
News Channel 8
Plastic Straw Ban: Will this Decision Help Our Environment?
News Channel 8 cited CEI’s Angela Logomasini on the plastic straw ban. This week we’ve reported on the new decision companies like Starbucks…
Inside Sources
Is Your Weed Killer Killing You?
You might think that the popular weed killer known as Roundup is causing cancers around the world thanks to alarming news coverage of pending lawsuits.
Creators Syndicate Online
Banning Straws
John Stossel for Creators Syndicate Online cited Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini on the plastic straw ban. Banning straws “might make some politicians feel good,”…
Politico
Spotlight on FERC
Politico cited CEI’s Angela Logomasini on the EPA’s proposed Transparency Rule. Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow Angela Logomasini looks at the science transparency…
The Washington Examiner
Daily on Energy: Trump schedules meeting with EU ‘foe’
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Angela Logomasini on the EPA’s proposed Transparency Rule. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian free-market think tank, presented…
Reason
Plastic Straw Myths
Reason’s John Stossel cited Angela Logomasini on banning plastic straws. Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow at Competitive Enterprise Institute, told Tate that “the…
The Washington Times
Plastic Straw Bans Won’t Save Oceans: ‘We’re Trading a Lot for Nothing’
The Washington Times cited CEI’s Angela Logomasini on Starbucks’ recent plastic straw ban. “It’s a symbolic effort that isn’t going to help anything,”…
News Release
CEI Report: EPA’s Science Transparency Rule Makes Science Stronger
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing on its proposed rule, “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” aimed at increasing transparency of…
Study
EPA Transparency Rule Will Bolster Science and Improve Rulemaking
Transparency is a cornerstone of the scientific process and a well-recognized goal long-extolled within the scientific community.
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Last Chance for the 115th: Common-Sense Guidance on Regulating Flame Retardants
In “Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 115th Congress,” CEI recommended that Congress hold oversight hearings regarding the Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Science 2.0
EPA IRIS Program Is Hardly The “Gold Standard”
Don’t be fooled by those who say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) sets the…
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Excessive Caution at EPA Produces Absurd Conclusions
In an April 24 blog post, I detailed why a recent National Academies of Sciences review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information…
Inside Sources
Counterpoint: Plastic Bans Won’t Solve Ocean Plastic Problem
Proposed “solutions” to mounting plastic waste in the ocean continue to border on the absurd — suggesting that banning straws, bags and other consumer products…
The Hill
Pruitt’s Rule Ending Secret Science is Pro-science, Pro-consumer
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s proposed rule to increase public access to scientific data makes eminent sense, since transparency is a cornerstone of the scientific process. The public should…
News Release
CEI Commends EPA’s Move to End Use of Secret Science
Today, Competitive Enterprise Institute policy experts attended an event at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule to…
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Systematic Failures of Chemical Safety Research at Environmental Protection Agency
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” could be the motto of one of the key research programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Obama Holdovers Work to Save EPA Junk Science
Obama administration holdovers at the Environmental Protection Agency are doing their best undermine efforts to drain EPA’s bureaucratic swamp. And thus far, unfortunately, they’re succeeding.
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Human Achievement Benefits Nature’s Creatures—Including Pets
Environmental activists want you to “take action for our planet and nature” by sitting in the dark for an hour on March 24th. But…
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European Food Safety Assessment Proves Nothing about Risks to Bees
As European Union risk assessments purportedly “confirm” that pesticides threaten honeybees and lawmakers quickly clamor for pesticide bans, the stark reality is that so far…
NewsBusters
Is Using Pesticides an Act of Chemical Warfare?
A substance that “belongs to a class of chemicals developed as a nerve gas made by Nazi Germany is now found in food, air…
The Washington Free Beacon
Partisan Fights Over Science Funding Likely to Reemerge on Capitol Hill
The Washington Free Beacon discusses the International Agency for Research on Cancer with Angela Logomasini. A long-simmering partisan feud over the role of science…
Fox News
‘Junk Science’? Studies Behind Obama Regulations Under Fire
Fox News discusses junk science with Angela Logomasini. … Pruitt recently reversed the 2015 ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos for agricultural use,…
HuffPost
Nanny State Activists Spread Holiday Fear about Toy Safety
Rather than spreading holiday cheer, nanny state activists apparently prefer to spread fear about toy safety. Indeed, activists are using the holiday season as a…
The Huffington Post
Neurotoxins in Your Thanksgiving Meal
Should you “go organic” for Thanksgiving, buying only “chemical free” foods? That’s the suggestion of some “…
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Is Using Pesticides an Act of Chemical Warfare?
While the benefits of judicious use of pesticides are quite clear and documented, the claims about chlorpyrifos being risky lack substance.
Blog
New York Times’ Eric Lipton Smears EPA Chemical Office Official Nancy Beck
Recently, Project Veritas released a series of undercover videos that reveal how New York Times journalists are more interested in smearing the Trump administration…
HuffPost
How Technology Makes Life–and Wine–More Satisfying
It’s easy to romanticize the past and wish one lived during a “golden age.” But was the past really that good? Fictional character Gil Pender…
HuffPost
Activists Use Faulty Claims to Push Flame Retardant Ban
“Look before you leap” has long been considered sage advice. But environmental activists today called on regulators at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to…
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Common Sense Trumps Absurd Bottled Water Ban
Cheers to the Trump Administration for taking this common sense stand on bottled water in national parks.
Blog
NYT Pesticide Exposé Only Exposes Foolish Reporting
EPA decision not to ban chlorpyrifos was based on sound science.
HuffPost
Bugged by Junk Science
“Don’t let the bed bugs bite” was once nothing more than a lighthearted expression, yet nowadays it’s a real concern. Banning the most effective controls…
The Daily Sentinel
Returning Science to the EPA
The Daily Sentinel covers Angela Logomasini’s recent study on chlorpyrifos. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt recently delivered a strong message that EPA’s regulation…
The Daily Caller
Push To Ban Popular Pesticide Is Based On ‘Junk Science’
The Daily Caller cites Angela Logomasini’s report on the “junk science” behind the proposed Chlorpyrifos ban. A group of Democratic senators are…
News Release
CEI Fellow Praises Trump EPA Refusal to Ban Chlorpyrifos
Decision is Science-Based; Ban would Undermine Food Affordability As members of Congress develop proposals to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, CEI’s Angela Logomasini, praises EPA…
Study
EPA Denial of Chlorpyrifos Ban Sets Pro-Science Precedent
View full document as PDF Some consumers may wonder why some staples of a healthy diet, such as orange juice and many…
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Environmental Activists Continue to ‘Bee’ Wrong about Honeybee Health Challenges
Lawmakers need to start ignoring the environmentalist hype and let bee keepers continue to resolve environmental health challenges.
Blog
EPA Should Stand Firm on Chlorpyrifos Decision
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took the right stand in favor of sound science last March when he denied an activist petition to ban the pesticide…
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New Study Shows Minimal Pesticide Impact on Bees
95 percent of the time there were no detectable levels of neonics in hives or pollen from. This indicates a very minimal exposures, which should…
Inside Sources
Point: Trump’s War on Junk Science
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s action on pesticides sets an important pro-science precedent.
Learn Liberty
How “Regulatory Dark Matter” Blocks Innovation
The Trump administration’s desire to get rid of unnecessarily burdensome and unwise regulations is laudable, but fulfilling that desire won’t be easy. Nor will it…
News Release
Polluted Logic Taints WHO Reports on Children’s Health
A misleading World Health Organization report defines children's health challenges as driven by environmental hazards and ignores the real issue.
Study
Polluted Logic Taints WHO Reports on Children’s Health
View Full Document as PDF The world has been getting wealthier in recent decades. That economic growth has enabled millions of people…
One News Now
The Truth About GMOs
One News Now discusses concerns about Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds and pesticides with Angela Logomasini. This month, a tribunal brought together by a…
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Trump Can Fund Chemical Safety Review while Cutting EPA Budget
A recently leaked EPA memo reveals there are plenty of discretionary programs to cut.
Blog
Let’s Make a Commitment to Human Ingenuity
Tomorrow, between 8:30 and 9:30 PM, environmental activists will show their commitment to Mother Nature by sitting in the dark for so-called “Earth Hour.” But…
Huffington Post
Don’t Remain in the Dark: Celebrate Human Achievement
The World Wildlife Fund is calling on people around the world to show their “commitment to the planet” by sitting in the dark for…
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Trump Should Cut Government-Funded Junk Science
Congress should defund the anti-technology work of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, which threatens human well-being and public health.
Science 2.0
Draining the Junk Science Swamp
President Trump’s says he came to Washington to “drain the swamp,” and now his administration is looking for wasteful programs to cut. A great start…
Bloomberg BNA
Industry Scrambles to Save Green Labels From Chopping Block
Bloomberg BNA discusses the new budget function of the EPA The program has found itself in the crosshairs in past appropriations cycles. Rep. Tom…
National Review
It’s Time to Shine a Light on Regulatory ‘Dark Matter’
Regulation is not the only way the federal bureaucracy inhibits innovation. President Donald Trump’s desire to shrink the regulatory state by significantly cutting the number…
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Scrap Proposition 65, California’s Unscientific Chemical Safety Law
California lawmakers should oppose the effort to list glyphosate as a carcinogen under the state's chemical safety and risk law, originally adopted by voters as…
Learn Liberty
5 Weird Ways Prohibition Still Exists Today
You would think that more than 80 years after the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition, policymakers would have eliminated senseless restrictions on the sale of wine,…
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Endangered Species Bee Listing Could Harm Bees, Butterflies, other Pollinators
In the interest of both pollinators and landowners, the incoming Trump Administration needs to advocate and pass serious reforms to the Endangered Species Act.
Forbes
Rachel Carson’s ‘Heedless And Destructive Acts’
Forbes.com quotes Angela Logomasini on Rachel Carson’s legacy. Environmental activists gathered last month in Washington DC to celebrate the legacy of the late…
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The ‘Fake News’ Problem: Health and Safety Edition
The moniker “fake news” may have entered the mainstream lexicon in 2016, but phony and misleading news stories have always been a problem—and it’s a…
Bloomberg BNA
Trump EPA Transition Team Lacks Expertise on Chemicals, Water
Bloomberg BNA discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical policy with Angela Logomasini. Angela Longomasini, a senior fellow at CEI, said she is not…
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Congress Should Target Unaccountable EPA Programs
The newly elected congressional majority should be ready and willing to help implement President elect-Donald Trump’s promise to tackle onerous regulations. But what about so…
Townhall
Trump Could Fight Zika with Regulatory Reform
President-elect Donald Trump has promised that he will focus on reversing an expanding federal regulatory burden. As part of that agenda, he should address regulatory…
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Fight Zika with Smarter Pesticide Rules
Last month, Congressional lawmakers set aside partisan disagreements and agreed to dole out $1.1 billion to combat the spread of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus.
Study
Regulatory Hurdles Impede Zika Control
View Full Document as PDF Ever since the discovery that the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus can cause serious birth defects, policy makers have…
Huffington Post
Activists Wage War on Women’s Personal Care Choices
I suspect most women would agree that when you find a skin care product that works, you stick with it. But activist groups are waging…
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WARNING: BPA Warning Labels Threaten Public Health
The state of California has extended an emergency rule that allows companies to wait until January 2017 before placing a warning on the label of…
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Reform of “Toxic Substance” Rules Could Increase Health Risks
Although it was not unwarranted for safety reasons (as I detailed before), TSCA reform has granted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greater power to remove…
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Federal Subsidies Won’t Promote Fair Housing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine recently outlined his and Hillary Clinton’s plan to promote fair housing. Basically, they want to throw money at the…
Huffington Post
Unfair Policies Drive Up Home Prices
In an article for CNN, Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine outlines his and Hillary Clinton’s plan to promote fair housing – indeed a…
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Don’t Fear DEET-Based Insect Repellents
With the Zika virus now reportedly being transmitted by mosquitos here in the United States, consumers—expecting moms, kids, and everyone else--should be sure to use…
The Huffington Post
The Best Possible Zika Prevention Kit Includes DEET
Last week, Broward Country Florida recorded the first two Zika cases transmitted by mosquitos in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Huffington Post
Don’t Give up on the Monarch Butterfly!
Last winter, monarch butterfly numbers soared, increasing by more than one-third in their overwintering habitat. Yet we are well into July, and while my…
The Heartland Institute
EPA Playing Politics with Herbicide Study, Requires Oversight
The Heartland Institute discusses the EPA chosing politics over scientific facts with Angela Logomasini. Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise…
Heartland Institute
Teflon, Other Chemicals Receive Greater EPA Scrutiny
The Heartland Institute discusses the EPA's new health advisory for chemicals with Angela Logomasini. Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise…
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Rounding Up the Cowards: EU Leaders Block Glyphosate
As reported in the Wall Street Journal this week, yet another valuable pesticide product may eventually be removed from the market place. But despite…
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One Enlightened Statesman: Sen. Rand Paul Pauses TSCA Bill
Three cheers to Senator Rand Paul for actually caring enough to read legislation before voting on its passage. Last week, he held up legislation…
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TSCA “Reform”: Consensus May Again Prove Toxic
According to a story in Bloomberg BNA, a final vote on legislation to reform the nation’s chemical law—the Toxic Substances Control Act—may be imminent. The…
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The Devil, the Details, and “Consensus” for “TSCA Modernization”
For some reason, there’s always near “consensus” when Congress passes environmental laws that later become controversial (for data, see my study from 2008 on…
Study
TSCA “Reform” Is Likely To Do More Harm Than Good
Full Document Available on PDF According to news reports, congressional aides from both houses of Congress are currently engaged in private meetings…
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Trust in Government: A Bad Strategy for the Chemical Industry
There is a reason why people laugh when you say: “Trust me, I come from the government.” Governments are not particularly trustworthy because bureaucracies are…
Science 2.0
Outdated Science And Alarmism Drives Flame Retardant Debate
Learning from history should keep us from repeating our mistakes. Yet when it comes to environmental politics, the opposite seems to be true. History and…
American Council on Science and Health
Flame Retardants: Debate Still Being Driven By Outdated Science and Alarmism
Learning from history should keep us from repeating our mistakes. Yet when it comes to environmental politics, the opposite seems to be true. History and…
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Glyphosate Saves Lives, Reduces Child Labor, and More
David Zaruk, aka the Risk Monger, has produced an excellent series of blog posts on why the herbicide glyphosate (the active ingredient in “Roundup”) is…
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Doing Away with Government Flammability Standards
During the past several years, there’s been much hype in the news alleging that flame retardant chemicals used on upholstered furniture pose unacceptable health risks. With…
Study
Fanning the Flames
Watchdog.org
Butterfly effect: Endangered listing could backfire on monarchs
Watchdog.org discusses the potential impact of efforts to list monarch butterflies as endangered species with Angela Logomasini. Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow at the…
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Human Achievement of the Day: Fighting Mosquito-Borne Diseases with Technology
For millennia, mosquitos have wreaked havoc on mankind, passing along myriad deadly or debilitating diseases. Mankind’s clever interventions—from screened windows to pesticides—have helped greatly control mosquito-transmitted…
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Regulation Poses Biggest Threat to Monarch Butterflies
Like many nature lovers and gardeners, last year I launched a milkweed garden for monarch butterflies, starting from seed. After a long summer of manually picking pesky…
Daily Caller
Discredited Silent Spring is Still Being Taught in College Classrooms
The Daily Caller discusses with Angela Logomasini the impacts of anti-pesticide alarmism as perpetuated by "Silent Spring." “‘Silent Spring'” had huge cultural and political impacts, so…
CNS News
Zika Wake-Up Call: Mosquito Borne Diseases Pose Threat to US
The spread of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus should be yet another wake-up call for public officials around the world. As a relatively new threat,…
Blog
Zika Wake-Up Call
The spread of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus should be yet another wake-up call for public officials around the world. As a relatively new threat, Zika has…
Crop Protection News
CEI fellow says honeybees thrive amid neonicotinoid insecticide use
Crop Protection News discusses with Angela Logomasini the impact of the EPA's efforts to regulate a pesticide in order to protect bee populations. A senior…
Inside Sources
Holiday Toy Safety: Common Sense Trumps Activist Advice
For Inside Sources, Angela Logomasini writes on the seasonal overactive alarmism around chemicals in children’s toys: If you believe the U.S. Public Interest…
Daily Caller
The EPA, Literally: This Pesticide Is Harmless, But Let’s Ban It Anyhow
The Daily Caller quotes Angela Logomasini on the EPA's efforts to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. “There’s not a lot of evidence of people…
Blog
The Many Bad Reasons to Support TSCA “Reform”
With reform to nation’s chemical law—the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—basically around the corner, groups from both left and right are commenting on why we…
Washington Examiner
Taxpayer-Funded Anti-BPA Activism is the Real Danger
Alarmist claims about the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) have reached an absurd level. According to the website Treehugger.com, a new study shows that…
Real Clear Policy
‘Reforming’ the Toxic Substances Control Act
CEI's chemical policy expert, Angela Logomasini, discusses whether the proposed changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act are good or bad for consumers As early…