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While spiking gas prices are partially to blame, a state law incentivizing a decade of rate hikes is also at fault
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Statement: EPA targets two toxic PFAS chemicals under Superfund law
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Environmental, consumer groups announce groundbreaking greenwashing lawsuit against DC gas company
Statement: Important hospital patient safety measure won’t be ‘suppressed’ as originally planned
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ensured a safer future for millions of American patients late Monday with the release of its final rule on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). The final rule excludes a proposed provision that would have “suppressed” the calculation and publication of the CMS Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite (Patient Safety Indicator 90), which reveals how well hospitals have prevented serious patient injury.
Statement: Equifax must be held accountable for mishandling consumer data yet again
According to the Wall Street Journal, Equifax sent to lenders millions of incorrect credit scores for consumers applying for auto loans, mortgages and credit cards. The Journal reports that the scores, sent during a three-week period from mid-March through early April, were sometimes off by 20 points or more in either direction. The Journal says Equifax called the error a “technology coding issue.” We’re calling on regulators to investigate Equifax to get to the bottom of this.
Ten ways methane gas companies are misleading the public
Methane gas is a fossil fuel that pollutes our air and poses risks to public health. But you wouldn’t know it from the way the gas industry portrays it.
Newest climate deal would hold polluters accountable for toxic waste clean up
If passed, this bill would reinstate one of several “polluter pays” taxes that was allowed to lapse 26 years ago
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