In 2004 alone, U.S. industrial facilities released 1.5 billion pounds of toxic pollutants linked to serious health effects, threatening hundreds of communities across the country, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Exposure to dangerous toxic pollution from industrial facilities threatens communities all across Florida, according to a new report released today by Environment Florida.

No New Nukes campaign launched with the release of the report “The High Cost of Nuclear Power: Why Maryland Can't Afford a New Reactor”. The report makes the case against the construction of a new nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs due to the high financial, public health and environmental costs to our state.

For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency today finalized two rollbacks to the nation’s premier toxic pollution disclosure program, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The changes announced today enable facilities to withhold currently reported information about toxic chemicals and restricts public access to information about toxic pollution.

The chemical industry reached a closed-door deal in cooperation with Senate and House negotiators Thursday night to add temporary chemical security provisions to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.

The House of Representatives acted today to protect the public’s right-to-know about toxic chemicals released to our land, air, and water. Recognizing the importance of maintaining currently available toxic release information, the House voted to stop EPA from proceeding with a proposal to deprive thousands of communities across the country access to toxic pollution information.

American taxpayers will pay more than $1.2 billion to clean up after polluters at Superfund toxic waste sites across the country in 2006, according to a new analysis released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Instead of protecting public health, the U.S. House of Representatives catered to powerful corporate interests today by passing H.R. 4167, the National Uniformity for Food Act.

Today the Bush Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule to promote testing pesticides on people, which has not adequately improved from previous drafts.

Statement Of Meghan Purvis, U.S. PIRG Environmental Advocate:
“Today 25 PIRGs and state Environment groups are releasing analyses that clarify the local impacts of the Bush Administration’s proposals to gut the Toxics Release Inventory Program. These analyses prove that leaving the public in the dark about chemical releases of toxic chemicals affects local communities first.

Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report to be released tomorrow by the Environment California Research and Policy Center and the National Association of State PIRGs.

Oil refineries needlessly endanger 17 million Americans in the event of an accident or deliberate attack, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Chemical facilities owned by companies enrolled in an industry-sponsored voluntary safety program have had more than 1,800 accidents per year since 1990, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

A commonly used flame retardant threatens health and illustrates the need to reform U.S. toxic chemical policy, according to a new report released today by U.S. PIRG.