"Chemicals: Court Snubs Latest EPA Bid To Delay Safety Rule"
"A federal appeals court has ordered EPA to begin enforcing an Obama-era chemical plant safety standard that was stalled by the Trump administration.
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2018
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"Pasco Landfill Is Smoldering And Leaking Chemicals Into Groundwater"
"PASCO, WA -- Hazardous liquids are leaking and contaminating groundwater, and there is evidence that another fire may be smoldering underground in part of a landfill just east of Pasco city limits."
Source: Tri-City Herald, 09/24/2018
"Flea, Tick Pills Can Cause Nerve Reactions In Pets, FDA Warns"
"Chewable products that protect dogs and cats against fleas can cause neurological problems such as stumbling or seizures, and pet owners need more warning, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday."
Source: NBC News, 09/21/2018
Michigan: "Invasive Reed Poses Challenge To Habitat Project"
"State wants to improve wildlife habitat in St. Johns Marsh but some worry about possible impacts from using herbicide".
Source: Port Huron Times Herald, 09/21/2018
Vermont: "Officials Call For Statewide Lead Testing In Schools"
"The Vermont Department of Health recommends every school test its water for lead after the state found contamination in 16 schools."
Source: AP, 09/21/2018
Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals Took On Big Chemical Companies — and Won
"The people who wrote an ordinance banning the aerial spraying of pesticides in western Oregon last year aren’t professional environmental advocates."
Source: The Intercept, 09/17/2018
EPA Assesses Threat To Some, But Not All, Superfund Sites In Flo’s Path
"The Environmental Protection Agency is assessing the vulnerability of at least 40 toxic waste sites that could be damaged by Hurricane Florence in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. But that review does not include dozens of inland Superfund sites that potentially could be flooded by the storm’s fluctuating path."
Source: McClatchy, 09/13/2018
"In Hurricane Florence’s Path: Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles"
"Dozens of toxic coal ash piles across the Southeast are in the path of what is forecast to be days of torrential rains and flash flooding from Hurricane Florence."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/13/2018
EPA Proposes Adding W Virginia Town To Superfund Cleanup Priority List
"For decades, since a local company dumped untold amounts of industrial chemicals nearby, residents of Minden, W.Va., have been searching for answers."
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2018
New York Moves to Phase Out Climate Super-Pollutants Used for Cooling
"New York's governor on Monday ordered a statewide phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioners and refrigeration systems."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/11/2018
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