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David Fotouhi, Trump’s No. 2 EPA pick, recently challenged the agency’s ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. He argued the EPA “failed to demonstrate that chrysotile asbestos presents an unreasonable risk of injury.”

By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s…
propub.li
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sorry I am so earnest and enthusiastic and so awkward and weird, I’m working on it but not making much progress tbh
January 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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When Trump first took office in 2017, the EPA was preparing to publish a report on the toxicity of formaldehyde. But one of his EPA appointees had worked to fend off regulation of the chemical as a Koch Industries employee.

The report was not released until Aug. 2024, long after the appointee left.
EPA Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Health
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility…
propub.li
January 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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👉 Reminder: Our Nonprofit Explorer lets you browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations.

See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more.
Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses,…
propub.li
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM