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Research on BP Spill Shows Potential Human Health, Mental Health Effects

"Nearly a decade of BP-funded research has uncovered a laundry list of potential health effects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including possible links between obesity and dispersants used to break up the oil; the discovery of dangerous bacteria in tar balls still washing up on Gulf beaches; and a new understanding of the links between disasters and the mental health problems of both fishers and oilfield workers."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 01/06/2020

"Broad-Ranging PFAS Chemicals Bill on House Floor Next Week"

"A bill that would require the EPA to regulate PFAS, an emerging family of chemicals contaminating U.S. municipal and private water supplies, is slated to be the first major legislation that the House will take up in 2020."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/03/2020

"Backlog Of Toxic Superfund Cleanups Grows Under Trump"

"The Trump administration has built up the biggest backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund cleanup projects in at least 15 years, nearly triple the number that were stalled for lack of money in the Obama era, according to 2019 figures quietly released by the Environmental Protection Agency over the winter holidays."

Source: AP, 01/03/2020

"The Missing 99%: Why Can't We Find The Vast Majority Of Ocean Plastic?"

"What scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water".

Source: Guardian, 01/02/2020

"Plenty of Contaminants Found At Detroit-Area Industrial Site"

"High levels of multiple contaminants have been found in soil and groundwater at an old industrial site in suburban Detroit, state regulators said, after an inspection that was triggered by the discovery of a yellow-green substance along a major interstate."

Source: AP, 12/31/2019

"Protesters Keep Up The Fight Against U.S. Ecology Detroit Expansion"

"Some Detroit lawmakers and residents are keeping up the fight against the proposed expansion of a hazardous waste facility."

Source: Michigan Radio, 12/30/2019

Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work

"In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation of the federal government whose effects, experts say, could reverberate for years."

Source: NY Times, 12/30/2019

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Research on BP Spill Shows Potential Human Health, Mental Health Effects

"Broad-Ranging PFAS Chemicals Bill on House Floor Next Week"

"Backlog Of Toxic Superfund Cleanups Grows Under Trump"

"The Missing 99%: Why Can't We Find The Vast Majority Of Ocean Plastic?"

"Plenty of Contaminants Found At Detroit-Area Industrial Site"

"Protesters Keep Up The Fight Against U.S. Ecology Detroit Expansion"

Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work

Mysterious Bright Green Liquid Spilled Onto Michigan Highway

"New York Moves to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foam"

"U.S. EPA Supports Bayer’s Appeal of Roundup Cancer Verdict"

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