"U.S. Military Responsible for Widespread PFAS Pollution in Japan"
"A new book by Jon Mitchell exposes “countless” releases of PFAS chemicals by the U.S. military in Japan."
Source: The Intercept, 11/10/2020
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"Green Hydrogen: Could It Be Key to a Carbon-Free Economy?"
"Green hydrogen, which uses renewable energy to produce hydrogen from water, is taking off around the globe. Its boosters say the fuel could play an important role in decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors of the economy, such as long-haul trucking, aviation, and heavy manufacturing."
Source: YaleE360, 11/06/2020
"Some Areas Protected As Formosa’s Louisiana Work Continues"
"A Taiwan-based company and opponents to plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex have agreed that site preparation can continue except in wetlands and in five known or possible sites of enslaved people’s graves."
Source: AP, 11/05/2020
"Getting the Lead Out: Why Battery Recycling Is a Global Health Hazard"
"From African shantytowns to the backstreets of China’s cities, small-scale businesses that recycle the lead from auto batteries are proliferating. Experts say the pollution from these unregulated operations is a lethal threat – with children being the most vulnerable to poisoning."
Source: YaleE360, 11/03/2020
"EPA Limits Enforcement Of Pesticide Application Boundaries"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a rule that narrows the areas where farmers are required to limit human presence during the application of pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 10/30/2020
"Dozens of Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits Coming Over Children’s Health"
"The recent lawsuits filed against Corteva Inc. and Dow Chemical Co. in California are the beginning of an expected wave of toxic tort cases in the Golden State that take aim at the widely-used insecticide chlorpyrifos."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/30/2020
Progressives Bet Drinking Water Can Help Flip A House Seat In Nebraska
"An ad backing Green New Deal Democrat Kara Eastman in the Omaha area race casts GOP Rep. Don Bacon as a polluters’ stooge."
Source: HuffPost, 10/29/2020
"Parents Sue Chlorpyrifos Makers Corteva, Dow Over Child’s Autism"
"The farmworker parents of a girl with autism, obesity, and vision problems are suing Dow Chemical Co., Corteva, a California town, and two pesticide application companies, claiming that exposure to the powerful insecticide chlorpyrifos led to her significant health problems."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/29/2020
Auditor Slams CA For Exide Cleanup Delays, Sees Costs Near $650 Million
"The cleanup of thousands of lead-contaminated homes, child-care centers, schools and parks surrounding the closed Exide battery recycling facility in Vernon is running behind schedule and over budget due to poor management by California regulators and has left children at continued risk of poisoning, according to a state audit released Tuesday."
Source: LA Times, 10/28/2020
"EPA OKs Soybean, Cotton Farmers’ Use of Dicamba Weedkiller"
"Farmers can continue to use dicamba for five years, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Tuesday, offering certainty to cotton and soybean growers who are the most frequent users of the weedkiller make by Bayer AG, BASF SE, and Syngenta AG."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/28/2020
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