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Sharon Lerner

Sharon Lerner

The Intercept

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Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, but little is done to stop it

An investigation by ProPublica found formaldehyde is ubiquitous and Trump could derail attempts to regulate it

09.12.2024 7

Salon

Sharon Lerner

Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Air Pollutant. Can We Stop It?

We've known of formaldehyde's threats for decades, but companies that rely on it have thwarted regulatory efforts.

08.12.2024 6

Truthout

Sharon Lerner

Have Government Employees Mentioned Climate Change, Voting, or Gender Identity? The Heritage Foundation Wants to Know.

Former President DONALD TRUMP speaks at a campaign rally inside the Mosack Group manufacturing warehouse in Mint Hill, North Carolina on September 25,...

03.10.2024 9

Mother Jones

Sharon Lerner

EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause Cancer

by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

30.09.2024 40

ProPublica

Sharon Lerner

EPA Scientists Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals During Trump Admin

A second Trump presidency could see more far-reaching interference with the agency’s scientific work under Project 2025.

20.09.2024 4

Truthout

Sharon Lerner

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

18.09.2024 6

ProPublica

Sharon Lerner

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

by Sharon Lerner, photography by Haruka Sakaguchi, special to ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign...

20.05.2024 650

ProPublica

Sharon Lerner

EPA Changes Course on Widely Used Pesticide With Proposed Ban

This story was originally published by ProPublica . The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal this week to ban a controversial...

01.05.2024 20

Truthout

Sharon Lerner

EPA Proposes Ban on Pesticide Widely Used on Fruits and Vegetables

by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

01.05.2024 20

ProPublica

Sharon Lerner

Your Food Could Have 10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Under New Proposal

This story was originally published by ProPublica. When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin...

28.04.2024 10

Truthout

Sharon Lerner

10 times as much of toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under new EPA proposal

When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a toxic pesticide called acephate. The bug...

25.04.2024 20

Salon

Sharon Lerner

10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal

by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

24.04.2024 200

ProPublica

Sharon Lerner

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