Chemicals

NC Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

"Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/01/2025

He Lobbied For Offshore Drillers. Now He Runs The Agency That Regulates Them.

"As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics experts sound the alarm."

Source: Public Domain, 07/01/2025

"The Oil And Gas Industry Has A Water Problem. EPA Wants To Help."

"Oil and gas companies are running out of options for disposing of polluted water they generate every day, a problem for the Trump administration’s “energy dominance” agenda. EPA is offering the industry a hand by promoting reuse of that wastewater. The effort worries environmentalists, but it could draw crucial political allies in oil-producing states."

Source: E&E News, 06/30/2025

1/3 Of Tuvalu Citizens Seek Australian Climate Visas To Escape Rising Seas

"Almost a third of all of Tuvalu’s residents have put in requests for the first batch of climate visas from Australia, as scientists fear the Pacific nation will be uninhabitable within the next 80 years."

Source: France24, 06/27/2025

"4 New Pesticides Ignite Debate Over PFAS Definition"

"The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on efforts to decrease a backlog of new pesticide active ingredients waiting for EPA approval to enter the marketplace. Since April, the agency has proposed registering four of them—cyclobutrifluram, diflufenican, isocycloseram, and trifludimoxazin."

Source: Chemical & Engineering News, 06/27/2025

Dying Honey Bees Threaten California’s Economy. Can New Bill Save Them?

"Honey bees, a critical component of California’s agriculture, face several challenges to survival. Will the Legislature spend more money in a deficit year to try and address the problems facing the bees?"

Source: CalMatters, 06/27/2025

Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind EPA Deadline

"Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/27/2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win For Enviros In Fight Over PFAS

"The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, issuing a ruling that advocates said will hold polluters accountable."

Source: AP, 06/27/2025

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