2 States Ban PFAS From Firefighter Gear. Advocates Hope More Will Follow
"Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health hazards."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/04/2024
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Navajo Nation Strengthens Law On Transportation Of Uranium Across Its Land
"The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S."
Source: AP, 09/03/2024
Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years
"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."
Source: EHN, 09/03/2024
"Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals."
"Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance."
Source: NYTimes, 09/03/2024
Kennedy Says Trump Will ‘Make Americans Healthy.’ The Record Disagrees.
"As president, Donald J. Trump slashed protections for clean air and water and weakened school nutrition standards."
Source: NYTimes, 08/30/2024
EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Misleading Math About Recycled Content
"The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”"
Source: ProPublica, 08/30/2024
EPA Watchdog Says Air Chief Had ‘Disqualifying Financial Interest’
"An internal watchdog criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) top air official for participating in the development of a rule that regulates an industry in which he reportedly had financial holdings."
Source: The Hill, 08/29/2024
Industry Scientists Back EPA Finding That Pesticide Is Not a Cancer Risk
"The consultants, who worked for Dow, the pesticide’s manufacturer, help corporate interests defend their products against environmental and health regulations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/29/2024
"As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda"
"A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians."
Source: Capital & Main, 08/28/2024
"How A Sweet-Smelling Chemical Upended Life In Salinas, Puerto Rico"
"An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers."
Source: Grist, 08/28/2024
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