"Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?"
"With the natural gas fracking boom, plastics production is spreading in the Ohio River Valley. But at what cost to health and climate?"
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/25/2019
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Sicken Military Families
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When Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Fortune returned from Iraq, his body battered by war, he assumed he’d be safe. Then the people around him began to get sick. His neighbors, all living near five military bases, complained of tumors, thyroid problems and debilitating fatigue. Soon, the Colorado health department announced an unusually high number of kidney cancers in the region. Then Mr. Fortune’s wife fell ill."
Source: NY Times, 02/25/2019
Public Health: EPA Stalls Review Of 'Erin Brockovich' Chemical: Emails
"Last July, career EPA officials were set to unveil their plan to complete a long-awaited health review of the toxic metal hexavalent chromium, but more than half a year later, the plan is still under wraps — the latest delay for the human health assessment of the anti-corrosion chemical made infamous by the 2000 film 'Erin Brockovich.'"
Source: Greenwire, 02/25/2019
"Bayer Faces Second Trial Over Alleged Roundup Cancer Risk"
"Bayer AG is set to face a second U.S. jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, six months after the company’s share price was rocked by a $289 million verdict in California state court."
Source: Reuters, 02/25/2019
"Pollution Casts Shadow Over New Mexico’s Booming Dairy Industry"
"For months, Clovis, New Mexico, dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain. Instead of selling milk, he is dumping 15,000 gallons a day – enough to provide a carton at lunch to 240,000 children. Instead of working 24/7 to keep his animals healthy, he’s planning to exterminate all 4,000 of his cows, one of the best herds in his county’s booming dairy industry."
Source: Guardian, 02/20/2019
"Is the Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us?"
"Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either."
Source: Atlantic, 02/20/2019
"Environmental Groups Sue EPA In Bid To Ban Toxic Paint Strippers"
"Environmental groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a bid to ban the sale toxic paint strippers."
Source: The Hill, 02/20/2019
"13 Michigan Water Systems Flunk Federal Test For Excessive Lead"
"Thirteen Michigan water systems failed to meet federal standards for lead in drinking water in the last half of 2018, and seven of those systems had lead levels at least twice as high as the state will allow starting in 2025."
Source: Flint Journal, 02/18/2019
Illinois Governor Orders Closing of Sterigenics Plant Over Toxic Gas
"Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Friday banned Sterigenics from using ethylene oxide at its Willowbrook sterilization plant, responding to an intense public outcry about toxic air pollution that left surrounding neighborhoods with some of the highest cancer risks in the nation."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 02/18/2019
"Critics Say EPA Action Plan On Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Falls Short"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced what officials called a historic effort to rein in a class of long-lasting chemicals that pose serious health risks to millions of Americans. But environmental groups and residents of contaminated communities said that the agency’s “action plan” is short on action, saying ample evidence exists to regulate the chemicals in the nation’s drinking water."
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2019
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