Air of Uncertainty: DOJ involved in controversial plant emitting ‘likely carcinogen’

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality documents and sources have revealed the Federal Justice Department is involved in an ongoing issue concerning the Denka manufacturing plant in Laplace. The Environmental Protection Agency classifies chloroprene as likely carcinogen and says the chloroprene emissions coming from the Denka Performance Elastomer facility put people who live and work nearby at the highest risk of developing cancer in the nation.

Visitor logs for White House agencies to be made to public

Public Citizen says the U.S. Secret Service has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the consumer advocacy group over visitor logs for four White House agencies. The agencies are the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Council on Environmental Quality.

Trump pulls nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White for top environmental post

The White House said Sunday that Kathleen Hartnett White asked that her name be pulled from consideration for the position. President Trump withdrew the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be the top environmental official in the White House Saturday after Senate Democrats attacked her climate change views, and few Republicans came to her defense.

Investment Analysts’ Updated EPS Estimates for January, 1st…

According to Zacks, "R&B, Inc. is a leading supplier of OE Dealer Exclusive automotive replacement parts, automotive hardware, brake products, and household hardware to the Automotive Aftermarket and Mass Merchandise markets. Dorman automotive parts and hardware are marketed under the OE Solutions, HELP, AutoGrade, First Stop, Conduct-Tite, Pik-A-Nut and Scan-Tech brand names.

This Is Why Trump’s Speech in Arizona Was Over the Top

President Trump's remarks in Arizona on Tuesday night sparked renewed fears of a government shutdown, which put pressure on stocks Wednesday. "I think the speech was over the top, and I think you can now say that without worry because since the CEOs have resigned from the councils you realize there's a Trump who is coherent and a Trump who is rambling," said TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS portfolio manager Jim Cramer said in an interview.

PURE Bioscience Receives USDA No Objection Letter for Use of SDC-Based PURE Control …

PURE Bioscience Receives USDA No Objection Letter for Use of SDC-Based PURE ControlA Antimicrobial in Poultry Processing for Pre-OLR and Post Chill Applications PURE Bioscience, Inc. , creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate antimicrobial, today announced that it received a "No Objection Letter" from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service granting approval for SDC-based PURE Control to be used as a spray or dip applied to poultry carcasses, parts and organs in pre-OLR and post chill processing of fresh poultry. PURE Control will be listed in FSIS' Directive 7120.1, "Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products" in the next scheduled revision.

Supes Address Butte Fire-burned Trees, Cannabis EIR

On Tuesday the Calaveras supervisors plan to ink agreements for post Butte Fire tree services and to help grease the skids for permanent cannabis regulations. As part of the county's Butte Fire phase two recovery efforts, the Calaveras County supervisors anticipate signing a $1.2 million professional services agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. It is estimated that over 5,800 fire-damaged public hazard trees along Calaveras County roads within the burn scar need to be removed.

APNewsbreak: Desert race through Nevada monument under fire

Police and FBI agents were working to figure out why a man from Indiana had three assault rifles and chemicals used in making explosives in his car some 2,000 miles from home in Southern California, where he told... Police and FBI agents were working to figure out why a man from Indiana had three assault rifles and chemicals used in making explosives in his car some 2,000 miles from home in Southern California, where he told the... Conservationists are asking the White House Council on Environmental Quality to put the brakes on plans to allow a popular off-road, desert race from near Las Vegas to Reno to run through a newly established... Conservationists are asking the White House Council on Environmental Quality to put the brakes on plans to allow a popular off-road, desert race from near Las Vegas to Reno to run through a newly established national... The deadliest shooting in U.S.