Once-Shuttered California Mine Trying To Transform Rare Earth Industry
"A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons."
Source: Grist, 06/16/2023
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Bayer OKs $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup Safety Claims
"Bayer AG agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2023
"US Government Toughens Rules On Chemicals Used To Break Up Oil Slicks"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced more stringent rules governing offshore oil spill response, amid continuing concerns about the effects on public health and wildlife from chemical disasters, including BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010."
Source: Guardian, 06/16/2023
EPA Sued Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds’ ‘Devastating Impacts’ On US Wildlife
"Environmental groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over pesticide-coated seeds they say have “devastating environmental impacts” and are spread largely without regulatory oversight."
Source: Guardian, 06/12/2023
UN Paris Meeting Presses Ahead With Binding Plastics Treaty — US Resists
"At a May-June meeting in Paris, the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) agreed to create, and submit by November, a first draft of an international plan to end plastic pollution by 2040. The United States declined to join the 58-nation “High Ambition Coalition” to create a legally-binding cradle-to-grave plan to address plastic production and use."
Source: Mongabay, 06/12/2023
"States Sue DuPont, 3M in Search of Funds for PFAS Cleanup Costs"
"States facing mounting costs over the cleanup of “forever chemicals” have directed their attention at chemical manufacturers, with a flurry of lawsuits coming as the companies reach large settlements over similar pollution claims."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/12/2023
Jury Awards $63M After Finding Chevron Covered Up California Toxic Pit
"A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer."
Source: AP, 06/09/2023
"EPA Proposes Partial Ban On Toxic Dry Cleaning Chemical"
"EPA proposed a ban on all consumer and many commercial uses of a cancer-causing chemical used widely for dry cleaning."
Source: E&E News, 06/09/2023
Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Harmful Pollutants: Study
"The release of cancer-causing benzene and other toxic gases from sites in Pennsylvania raises concerns about millions of other abandoned wells across the U.S."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2023
Chemical Industry Used Big Tobacco’s Tactics To Conceal Evidence Of PFAS Risks
"Like the tobacco industry before it, the chemical industry managed to keep PFAS’s health risks hidden from the public for decades. A new peer-reviewed study dissecting PFAS producers’ public relations strategies provides a smoking gun timeline composed of industry studies and comments from DuPont and 3M officials showing they knew the dangers, but publicly insisted the chemicals were safe."
Source: Guardian, 06/08/2023
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