"The War on the War on Cancer"
"Trump’s Gutting of Toxics Regulations Will Mean Higher Profits for Polluters and Higher Cancer Rates for the American People".
Source: The Intercept, 01/14/2020
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"Superfund Cleanup Considered For Detroit ‘Green Goo’ Site"
"An industrial site in suburban Detroit from which a greenish stream of contaminated water leaked onto a freeway will be considered for the federal Superfund cleanup program, Michigan officials said Friday."
Source: AP, 01/13/2020
Clear Warnings Needed: "Hair Dye Cancer Risk Stokes Fear In Black Women"
"Priscilla Graves is a hairstylist with 15 years’ experience straightening and coloring black women’s hair. She has endured bouts of dizziness, nausea and difficulty breathing from applying potent chemical straighteners, and regularly deals with distraught clients suffering alopecia and painful blisters after using dyes and lotions specifically marketed to African Americans."
Source: Guardian, 01/10/2020
"Pesticides: Report Slams EPA For Approving 'Worst Of The Worst'"
"EPA continues to approve pesticides that have been banned in other countries or identified by its own scientists as possibly causing cancer, a group critical of farm chemicals said."
Source: Greenwire, 01/10/2020
"House PFAS Bill Has ‘No Prospects’ in Senate, Barrasso Says"
"A far-reaching House bill that would force the federal government to address PFAS contamination has little hope of becoming law in its current form, according to the chairman of the Senate’s environment committee."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/09/2020
"‘Multiheaded Hydra’ of PFAS Products Under California Scrutiny"
"California has its eye on “forever chemicals,” and is taking a closer look at safer alternatives in common consumer products, including stain-resistant coatings for boots and food packaging items."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/09/2020
"Trump Officials Voice Opposition To 'Forever Chemical' Bill"
"The White House announced Tuesday that President Trump would likely veto legislation designed to manage a class of cancer-linked chemicals leaching into the water supply."
Source: The Hill, 01/08/2020
La. Issues Permits For Complex That Would Double Area's Toxic Emissions
"The state of Louisiana has issued a series of key air quality permits for a gargantuan proposed petrochemical complex that would roughly double toxic emissions in its local area and, according to environmentalists, become one of the largest plastics pollution-causing facilities in the world."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2020
"EPA’s Superfund Program, A Trump Priority, Is A Shambles"
"It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without money."
Source: HuffPost, 01/08/2020
"EPA Watchdog Says Agency Underprepared For National Emergency"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not adequately managing the equipment needed to respond to emergencies, its watchdog concluded in a Friday report."
Source: The Hill, 01/06/2020
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