"D.C. Circuit Orders EPA To Regulate Jet Fuel In Drinking Water"
"A federal appeals court on Tuesday faulted EPA for failing to set drinking water limits for a chemical commonly used in explosives and rocket fuel."
Source: E&E News, 05/10/2023
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"Outdoor Brands Phase Out PFAS, “Forever Chemicals,” Ahead Of State Bans"
"Some products with PFAS — a common treatment for water and stain resistant outdoor apparel — will soon be illegal to sell in many states."
Source: EHN, 05/09/2023
"Fire Burns For Third Day At Shell Texas Chemical Plant"
"A fire burned for a third day on Sunday at Shell Plc's chemical plant in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, a company spokesperson said."
Source: Reuters, 05/08/2023
"WVa Residents Rip Pesticide Facility Plan As Hearing Looms"
"A West Virginia logging company’s bid to establish a toxic-spewing facility in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains is drawing stiff pushback ahead of a public hearing planned for Thursday evening."
Source: AP, 05/05/2023
In ‘Cancer Alley’, Chemical Giants Campaign Against Grassroots Organizers
"After residents of America’s “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana put a national spotlight on their fight for a healthy environment, the state’s economic interests and petrochemical giants are backing the creation of a new “sustainability council” to counter grassroots activists, documents show."
Source: Floodlight, 05/05/2023
"Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone"
"As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants."
Source: NYTimes, 05/05/2023
Senators Hopeful They Can Keep Rail Safety Bill On Track After E Palestine
"Three months after the devastating East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, senators are optimistic they can pass a bipartisan rail safety bill to prevent similar disasters."
Source: The Hill, 05/04/2023
"Toxic Vinyl Chloride Is A Widespread Environmental Injustice"
"Vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical released in the February train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminates many communities in the U.S. due to pollution from plastics manufacturing plants, according to a new report."
Source: EHN, 05/03/2023
Enviros Want FTC Green Guides to Shun ‘Chemical’ Recycling of Plastic Waste
"The plastics industry says heating and treating plastic waste with chemicals enables it to make new plastics. But environmentalists say that process, emitting large amounts of climate and air pollution, isn’t recycling and isn’t green."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/03/2023
"Outrage Over Fresh Chemical Leak At Shell Plastics Plant"
"When Shell Chemical Appalachia announced the start of a massive plastics manufacturing facility last November in western Pennsylvania, [it] ... touted the company’s “strong and innovative safety focus.” But now, just six months later, the plant has been the site of multiple malfunctions, including the leakage of benzene, a known carcinogen, along with other pollutants last month."
Source: The New Lede, 05/03/2023
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