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Short Stuff: News You Will Be Embarrassed Not to Know

May 9, 2017 Jordan Barab

Here’s the latest news that you can use to impress your friends and intimidate your enemies. Slashing and Burning: The…

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Foxes, Henhouses and our Health

April 20, 2017 Jordan Barab

Earlier this week I reviewed a New York Times article on conflicts of interest among Trump political appointees that highlighted…

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Asbestos: Still a Killer

April 14, 2017 Jordan Barab

Hear much about asbestos lately? Think it’s one of those hazards from the past? Think again. An estimated 50,000 workers…

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EPA Cuts: Making America Crap Again

April 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

The New York Times points out how much everyone will love the Trump administration’s drastic 31 percent cuts to the…

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Legal Does Not Mean Safe: The Fate of Chemical Protections for Workers in the Trump Era

April 10, 2017 Jordan Barab

The fact that most OSHA chemical standards are old, outdated and don’t protect workers very well is something that government,…

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Scott Pruitt and President Trump’s Environmental Policies are Wonderful. EPA Says So.

April 5, 2017 Jordan Barab

Like OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency has stopped issuing enforcement-related press releases. But the Public Affairs department at EPA has…

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Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule

April 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…

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Budget Day: Workers Under Attack

March 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

So how do working people fare in Donald Trump’s first budget proposal? The short answer, “not well.” This is what…