"In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics"
"Tiny bits of plastic have infiltrated the deep sea’s main food source and could alter the ocean’s role in one of Earth’s ancient cooling processes, scientists say."
Source: NYTimes, 04/04/2022
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"E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water"
"The Biden administration on Thursday said it would uphold a Trump-era decision and not impose limits in drinking water of perchlorate, a contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants."
Source: NYTimes, 04/01/2022
EPA Report Describes Toxic Work Environment in New Chemicals Division
"A survey commissioned by the EPA describes the New Chemicals Division as a workplace rife with industry influence and abusive mismanagement."
Source: The Intercept, 03/31/2022
"How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims"
"The U.S. insurance and real estate industries have waged a decades-long campaign to avoid liability in lead cases, helping to prolong an epidemic. The cost for millions of children has been incalculable."
"When Selena Wiley signed the lease for an older rental home in South Bend, Ind., she asked the property manager about lead paint and was assured the house was safe.
But in November 2018 — almost two years after moving in with her partner and three children — Ms. Wiley noticed that their 2-year-old’s appetite had vanished and his constant chattering had stopped.
Source: NYTimes, 03/30/2022
"EPA Would See Highest Funding Ever Under Biden Budget Plan"
"President Joe Biden wants to boost the EPA’s budget by 28.8%—its highest level ever—including significant hikes for environmental justice plus boosts for staffing and longstanding air, water, and chemicals programs."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/29/2022
Chemical Spill At Compton Plastics Factory Triggers Odor Complaints
"More than 200 odor complaints poured in to air quality regulators Thursday after a bag containing a chemical used to make plastic sheeting broke open at a Compton plant in the early morning, prompting investigations."
Source: LA Times, 03/28/2022
"Fiery Emails Show EPA Turmoil Over Pet Collars Tied To Deaths"
"EPA career scientists raised concerns about pesticide-laced collars linked to pet deaths, but agency managers instructed them to avoid documenting those worries in publicly accessible records, according to internal emails."
Source: E&E News, 03/28/2022
"EPA Moves To End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad"
"Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities where lung-damaging asbestos from mining has been blamed in hundreds of deaths."
Source: AP, 03/25/2022
"Revealed: The Dangerous Chemicals In Your Food Wrappers"
"Independent testing of more than 100 packaging products from US restaurant and grocery chains identified PFAS chemicals in many of the wrappers, a Consumer Reports investigation has found."
Source: Guardian, 03/25/2022
"Calif. Takes First Moves To Limit ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical"
"California has emerged as the first state to advance limits on hexavalent chromium in drinking water, a contaminant linked to cancer first made famous by Erin Brockovich’s advocacy efforts."
Source: E&E News, 03/24/2022
