EPA Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen
"PCBTF is on a list of “green” compounds preferred by the EPA, even though there is ample evidence that it causes cancer."
Source: The Intercept, 01/06/2022
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"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire"
"EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group."
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2022
"Off-Season 'Cover' Crops Expand As U.S. Growers Eye Low-Carbon Future"
"Illinois farmer Jack McCormick planted 350 acres of barley and radishes last fall as part of an off-season crop that he does not intend to harvest. Instead, the crops will be killed off with a weed killer next spring before McCormick plants soybeans in the same dirt."
Source: Reuters, 01/05/2022
"Federal Report IDs New Carcinogens"
"Eight new substances were added to a federal list of carcinogens — substances found in numerous products and water systems across the United States."
Source: E&E News, 01/05/2022
"Advocates Call EPA 'Forever Chemical' Testing Announcement Insufficient"
"The Biden administration will require new testing on some “forever chemicals,” but advocates are disappointed in what they characterized as insufficient requirements."
Source: The Hill, 01/04/2022
"EPA To Require More Facilities To Report Releases Of Carcinogenic Gas"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday [Dec. 27] that it will require more facilities to report the release of a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide (EtO), after previously not requiring them to do so."
Source: The Hill, 01/04/2022
"New York Reduces Lead Level Allowed in School Drinking Water"
"New York State will strengthen its lead poisoning prevention law, reducing the amount allowed in drinking water at public schools and increasing testing frequency, under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/24/2021
Indigenous Munduruku Suffer Mercury Exposure From Illegal Gold Mining
"Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels in their bodies, including children, health researchers say."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 12/24/2021
"Tests Show Lead Levels A Problem In Many Montana Schools"
"Of the Montana schools that have met the state’s program deadline, most show high levels of lead in school drinking water."
Source: AP, 12/24/2021
"The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes"
"The world’s largest chemical maker, BASF, produces ingredients for America’s most popular products, from soaps to surface cleaners to dishwasher detergent. Emissions from their U.S. plants elevate cancer risks for an estimated 1.5 million people."
Source: ProPublica, 12/24/2021
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