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Elizabeth Shogren

Oversight

EPA Science Panel Plows Ahead with Toxic Chemical’s Review, Despite Coronavirus Crisis

Under White House pressure, the EPA ordered the expert review panel to ignore the conclusions of its own scientists that the widely used solvent causes fetal heart defects.

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Is 14 Days Enough?

New studies show that the debate over how long the new coronavirus incubates – and how long it sheds after recovery – is far from settled.

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EPA Scientists Found a Toxic Chemical Damages Fetal Hearts. the Trump White House Rewrote Their Assessment.

An internal scientific evaluation of TCE obtained by Reveal shows detailed interference by the Executive Office of the President.