Trump Shutters Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions
"Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?"
Source: Verite/Grist, 06/18/2025
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"Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027"
"Kraft Heinz, the food giant behind dozens of popular brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Velveeta and Kool-Aid, will not launch any new foods with synthetic dyes and will remove the dyes from its current products by the end of 2027, the company said Tuesday."
Source: The New Lede, 06/18/2025
Lobbyist Claims That NY Plastic Bill Harms People Of Color Called ‘Misleading’
"The oil and petrochemical lobby is attempting to fend off a New York state proposal to slash plastic waste by arguing that it will disproportionately burden people of color, advocates and assembly sources say, despite widespread evidence that the plastic supply chain poses serious health risks to Black and brown communities."
Source: Guardian, 06/18/2025
"E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos"
"The Trump administration plans to reconsider a ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the United States, according to a court filing on Monday."
Source: NYTimes, 06/17/2025
Trump EPA Is Telling Some Staff To Stop Policing The Oil And Gas Industry
"The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest — a region plagued by a legacy of pollution — to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, multiple sources told CNN."
Source: CNN, 06/17/2025
Researcher Resigns Citing Tulane Censorship On Pollution Racial Disparity
"A Tulane University researcher resigned Wednesday, citing censorship from university leaders who had warned that her advocacy and research exposing the Louisiana petrochemical industry’s health impacts and racial disparities in hiring had triggered blowback from donors and elected officials."
Source: AP, 06/16/2025
EPA Just Delayed Reporting Safety Data On 16 Toxic Chemicals. What To Know.
"The Environmental Protection Agency extended the deadline for reporting health and safety data for 16 toxic chemicals, including benzene, BPA and vinyl chloride."
Source: Washington Post, 06/13/2025
Scientists Fear Pesticides Are Raising Resistance To Antifungal Drugs
"The proliferation of new fungicides in the U.S. agricultural sector may be raising resistance to critical antifungal medications in humans and animals, infectious disease experts are warning."
Source: The Hill, 06/12/2025
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Industry Aims To Capitalize On AI Boom"
"Semiconductor production is impossible without PFAS, spurring fresh concerns about increased contamination tied to the toxic substances."
Source: E&E News, 06/12/2025
EPA Says Power Plant Carbon Emissions Aren’t Dangerous. Scientists Disagree.
The Trump EPA on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution. The Associated Press asked 30 different scientists, experts in climate, health and economics, about the scientific reality behind this proposal. Nineteen of them responded, all saying that the proposal was scientifically wrong and many of them called it disinformation.
Source: AP, 06/12/2025
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