This will have ramifications for workers in various fields and the general public.
Tag: health & safety
Government workers in Pennsylvania are not covered by OSHA standards, but there’s a bill to change that.
I’m happy to see HB 308 introduced in the PA state house.
The Trump administration is cutting off funding for health departments across the US by falsely claiming there’s no covid anymore.
We all know that’s what’s going on, even if people don’t attribute it directly to covid, it’s a known cause of short staffing and school absenteeism.
Opposing The Dump Stink.
A follow up on the local dump stink problem… a judge has ruled the state regulator dropped the ball.
Air out the particle board furniture.
The government needs to regulate formaldehyde, including in furniture, as it’s a health hazard.
Bizarre RFKJR confirmation hearing.
RFKJr is a terrible anti-vaxxer. But there are so many other problems as well with him taking over the entirety of the federal healthcare in the US. The threat can’t be overstated.
More people are “high risk” than anyone seems to realize, but this information is in fact available from the CDC.
Just being over 50 is a risk condition
Trump admin’s grotesque folly set an extremely low bar for looking good on the pandemic.
More Trump will make more of the worst Democrats look not so bad because the comparison is a low set bar.
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Public comment at PA DEP environmental justice meeting
Public comment at a public meeting of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)