The Trump administration is putting lobbyists and attorneys from the petroleum and chemical industries into leadership positions at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Several of these indiv...

<p>Exclusive: Firms outnumber green groups at environmental talks, with related events sponsored by fossil fuel companies</p><p>Aviation industry delegates outnumbered those from green groups by 10 to one at the previous conference of the UN’s committee on aviation environmental protection (CAEP), an analysis has found.</p><p>Other recent meetings held by CAEP’s parent body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), were sponsored by large fossil fuel companies and airlines, including Saudi Aramco and Etihad. Critics accuse the ICAO of having been <a href="https://automotive.influencemap.org/report/Corporate-Capture-of-the-UN-International-Civil-Aviation-Organization-19779">captured by the industry</a>, resulting in slow efforts to tackle the climate crisis by reducing the carbon emissions from aircraft.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/industry-influence-un-aviation-body">Continue reading...</a>

(Beyond Pesticides, July 16, 2015) The latest former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official to take advantage of the revolving door between EPA and the pesticide industry is Nader Elkassabany, PhD, former branch chief of the Risk Assessment and Science Support Branch in the Antimicrobial Division in the Office of Pesticide Programs. CropLife America announced last week that it has hired Dr. Elkassabany to serve as senior director of environmental policy, responsible for the pesticide trade group’s regulatory strategies on environmental policy. He will also help manage the company’s Environmental Risk Assessment Committee and its working groups. In a statement, CropLife America President and CEO Jay Vroom considers his expertise invaluable. This is no surprise, given that Dr. Elkassabany brings with him 15 years of experience working in  the registration and re-registration of pesticide active ingredients in the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at EPA. This will undoubtedly be beneficial for the trade association, which represents major agricultural chemical manufactures like Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, and DuPont Crop Protection. According to a statement from CropLife, Dr. Elkassabany received three EPA Bronze Medals for Commendable Service. He left EPA in 2012 to work for another big name in consumer pesticides,  S.C. […]

A recent review delves into the talc industry’s powerful role in shaping federal regulation and scientific standards surrounding asbestos contamination in talc. The study highlights how industry…