Indian Companies Bring Ultra-Toxic Industry To Africa. People Getting Sick
"Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows."
Source: The Examination, 12/08/2023
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Pregnant Women Near Farms Had Higher Weedkiller Levels During Spraying Season
"Pregnant women living near farm fields show “significantly” increased concentrations of glyphosate weedkiller in their urine during periods when farmers are spraying their fields with the herbicide, according to a new scientific paper published on Wednesday."
Source: Guardian, 12/08/2023
"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up"
"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."
Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023
"Salton Sea Could Meet Nation’s Lithium Demand For Decades, Study Finds"
"A federal analysis released Tuesday confirmed Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades."
Source: Nevada Current, 12/06/2023
"Eight Workers At Texas Chemical Plant Hospitalized After Toxic Gas Leak"
"Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said."
Source: Guardian, 12/06/2023
"‘Forever Chemical’ In English Tap Water Samples Carcinogenic, WHO Rules"
"A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”."
Source: Guardian, 12/05/2023
EPA Is Aiming To Get Rid Of Lead Pipes In 10 Years. But Not In Chicago.
"The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation."
Source: Grist, 12/05/2023
From Pennsylvania to Texas, Tracking Vinyl Chloride Production in the U.S.
"Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/05/2023
"EPA Lead Pipe Rule Good for Justice, But May Come at High Cost"
"The EPA’s goal to replace all lead drinking water pipes in the US within 10 years is ambitious and furthers environmental justice, water attorneys and environmental groups say, but some former agency officials worry the goal may be too costly to meet."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/04/2023
"‘Game Changer’: EPA Rule Would Force Removal Of America’s Lead Pipes"
"EPA is calling on utilities to eliminate the largest source of lead contamination in drinking water with a proposal to require removal of all lead pipes within the next decade."
Source: E&E News, 12/01/2023
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