"Environmental Group Charges EPA With Ignoring Evidence of Cancer"
"The EPA downplayed the risks of the pesticide Telone, according to a complaint filed with the agency’s inspector general."
Source: The Intercept, 02/26/2021
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"4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels"
"Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come."
Source: HuffPost, 02/22/2021
Texas Freeze Led To Release Of Tons Of Air Pollutants As Refineries Shut
"The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this past week, according to figures provided to the state, as refineries and petrochemical plants in the region scrambled to shut production during frigid weather."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2021
DuPont Sold La. Plant Amid Fears Over Cost Of Offsetting Toxic Emissions
"Chemicals giant DuPont decided to sell a plant in south Louisiana that emits a likely cancer causing pollutant, citing “major concerns” that government agencies would regulate its emissions to protect the community living nearby, internal documents seen by the Guardian reveal."
Source: Guardian, 02/18/2021
"Firefighters Face Lies, 'Phony' Studies on PFAS Exposure"
"Firefighters attempting to uncover the truth about carcinogens in their protective clothing are confronted with the same playbook chemical companies have used for decades: twisting science to deny and downplay the dangers of their products."
Source: E&E News, 02/18/2021
"EPA Dumps Trump-Era Chemical Analysis Approach After Rebuke"
"Sharp criticism from the federal government’s top science advisory institute on Tuesday prompted the EPA to drop a method developed during the Trump administration to analyze chemicals."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/17/2021
Poultry Plant Workers Complain Of Intimidation After Fatal Chemical Leak
"Meat plant workers who were injured and displaced after a fatal accident in the US last month are alleged to have been intimidated and offered limited medical care." "Foundation Food Group allegedly asked workers to sign blank sheets of paper, and impeded compensation and healthcare claims".
Source: Guardian, 02/17/2021
Can Biden Stop Invisible Climate Threat Seeping From Store Freezers?
"Some of the climate impacts of a grocery store trip are obvious, like the fuel it takes to get there and the electricity that keeps its lights glowing, conveyor belts moving and scanners beeping. But then there are the invisible gases seeping out into the atmosphere when you reach for your ice cream of choice."
Source: Washington Post, 02/16/2021
EPA Awards $220M To Clean Up Abandoned Uranium Mines On Navajo Nation
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded three contracts for the clean-up of more than 50 abandoned uranium mine sites on the Navajo Nation, worth up to $220 million over the next five years."
Source: KUTV, 02/16/2021
An Invisible, Odorless Gas Is Pitting Texas Against The Biden Admin
"Deep in the heart of Texas, above an oil patch about the size of Kansas, a little team in a small plane is trying to reveal a big problem. They are methane hunters. With an infrared camera and a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Laser Spectroscope, they fly spirals over pumps and compressor stations that stretch to both horizons."
Source: CNN, 02/11/2021
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