Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets Makers of PFAS Chemicals
"Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood."
Source: The Intercept, 10/08/2018
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"Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Plastics Are Predicted to Rise"
"A sharp increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the petrochemical industry — which includes plastic, fertilizer and pharmaceutical companies — threatens to erode climate benefits from reductions in other sectors, according to a report being issued Friday."
Source: NY Times, 10/05/2018
"'You Just Don't Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary'"
"Aleigha Sloan can't remember ever drinking a glass of water from the tap at her home. That is 'absolutely dangerous,' the 17-year-old says, wrinkling her nose and making a face at the thought."
Source: NPR, 10/04/2018
New EPA Rule Strikes Language On Impact Of Climate Change On Children
"The Trump administration’s latest rule weakening the way a greenhouse gas is regulated in cooling units also strips out language on how climate change affects children, new documents show."
Source: The Hill, 10/04/2018
"Ex-Koch Engineer To Lead EPA Office On Scientific Research"
"A former Koch Industries chemical engineer will soon be leading the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) main office for scientific research."
Source: The Hill, 10/03/2018
"Death by Fertilizer"
"Nitrogen fertilizer is a disaster. Abandoning it would be a bigger disaster. Now a dozen billionaires are funding an alternative."
Source: Grist, 10/03/2018
"Pollution Threatens The Future Of Killer Whales"
"Killer whales are in deep trouble because of persistent chemical pollution in the environment, researchers say."
Source: BBC News, 10/01/2018
Industrial Poison Oozed Through Small Town For Years, Unknown To Many
"The ditch that runs behind Domonic Tillman’s childhood home kept him busy on most summer days. ... But as he grew older, Tillman developed an acne-like rash that never went away."
Source: Columbia (SC) State, 10/01/2018
EPA Report Shows Dangers From Another Toxic Chemical In La. Parishes
"Just three years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared that St. John the Baptist Parish had the highest cancer risk from airborne pollutants of any similar jurisdiction nationwide because of the “likely carcinogen” chloroprene, resulting in controversy and a federal lawsuit aimed at a local chemical plant."
Source: New Orleans Advocate, 10/01/2018
Trump Administration Prepares Major Weakening of Mercury Emission Rules
"The Trump administration has completed a detailed legal proposal to dramatically weaken a major environmental regulation covering mercury, a toxic chemical emitted from coal-burning power plants, according to a person who has seen the document but is not authorized to speak publicly about it."
Source: NY Times, 10/01/2018
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