Chemicals

"Calif. Farms Applied Millions Of Pounds Of Pfas To Key Crops, Study Finds"

"California farms applied an average of 2.5m lb of Pfas “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lb, a new review of state records shows."

Source: Guardian, 11/20/2025

"Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People"

"Poisonous dust falls from the sky over the town of Ogijo, near Lagos, Nigeria. It coats kitchen floors, vegetable gardens, churchyards and schoolyards. The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies."

Source: NYTimes, 11/19/2025

"Fresh Warnings As A Maryland Community’s PFAS Crisis Continues"

"A PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week."

Source: The New Lede, 11/17/2025

EPA Panel Warns Plastics Threaten Kids’ Health. Bayer Says Evidence Lacking

"A committee of expert advisers is calling for stronger environmental regulations to protect children from plastics and other harmful chemicals, despite a dissenting industry position claiming there is little evidence that plastic is toxic to children."

Source: The New Lede, 11/17/2025

Ammonia Gas Leak From Tanker Truck In Okla. Sickens Dozens, Forces Evacuations

"A leaking tanker truck spewed dangerous ammonia gas outside a hotel overnight, filling its hallways with fumes and forcing hundreds of nearby residents of a small Oklahoma city to evacuate, authorities said Thursday. Several dozen people were treated at hospitals."

Source: AP, 11/14/2025

"Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds"

"A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country."

Source: WBEZ, 11/14/2025

"Two Caribbean Islands Seek Justice From France for Pesticide Poisoning"

"In Guadeloupe and Martinique, where more than 90 percent of the population has chlordecone in their blood, residents continue to demand financial compensation from the French government."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/12/2025

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