"There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On."
"A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast."
Source: NYTimes, 08/08/2023
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"BPA's Evil Cousin"
"Most people have heard of BPA — but researchers say its chemical cousin, BADGE, is leaving scores of workers, artisans and individuals at risk."
Source: EHN, 08/08/2023
In Youngstown, a Downtown Tire Pyrolysis Plant Is a ‘Recipe for Disaster’
"A developer has big ideas to turn tires, plastic and electronic waste into energy at 30 locations, starting with a tire-to-gas plant next to the jail and student housing in the heart of what was once Ohio’s Steel Valley."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/08/2023
‘Halliburton Loophole’ Allows Fracking Firms to Avoid Chemical Regulation
"For almost 20 years, U.S. public-health advocates have worried that toxic chemicals are getting into ground water and harming human health because of an exemption to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act that allows operators of oil and gas fracking operations to use chemicals that would be regulated if used for any other purpose."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/07/2023
ER Visits For Heart Problems Plummeted After Coal Processor Shut Down
"The closure of one of Pittsburgh’s largest coal-processing plants in 2016 led to a lasting reduction in hazardous air pollution and a decrease in heart-related hospital visits, according to a new study."
Source: EHN, 08/07/2023
EPA Approved a Chevron Fuel Ingredient Despite Huge Cancer Risk
"An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year."
Source: ProPublica, 08/07/2023
Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger
"When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as “the largest drinking water settlement in American history”, and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic “forever chemicals”.
Source: Guardian, 08/04/2023
"New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds"
"The EPA’s decisions about whether new chemicals can be produced remain inconsistent despite improvements the agency has made, the agency’s inspector general said in a report urging further efforts."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/04/2023
6 Months After E. Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Deadlocked On Safety
"Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed. Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed."
Source: AP, 08/03/2023
"EPA Again Blocks Colorado Air Pollution Permit For Suncor"
"The EPA’s Denver regional office is once again blocking a renewed state air pollution permit for the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, agreeing to objections from environmental groups that Colorado should crack down harder on carbon monoxide dangers and past plant modifications."
Source: Colorado Sun, 08/02/2023
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