"Court To Reconsider Ordering EPA To Ban Pesticide"
"A federal appeals court is reconsidering its ruling last year that ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban a particular pesticide."
Source: The Hill, 02/08/2019
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EPA Confirms Sterigenics Emits Cancer-Causing Gas, But Still Won't Act
"Sterigenics is still venting ethylene oxide into neighborhoods surrounding its facility in west suburban Willowbrook, according to federal testing that revealed spikes of the volatile, cancer-causing gas higher than concentrations detected before the company installed new pollution-control equipment last year. But a top Trump administration official told residents on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have enough evidence to take action against the company."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 02/06/2019
"Former Koch Official Runs EPA Chemical Research"
"The Trump administration has placed a former Koch Industries official in charge of research that will shape how the government regulates a class of toxic chemicals contaminating millions of Americans’ drinking water — an issue that could have major financial repercussions for his former employer."
Source: Politico, 02/05/2019
"Senators Call On EPA To Restrict Key Drinking Water Contaminants"
"A bipartisan group of 20 senators has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate allowable drinking water levels of two chemicals linked to various health problems."
Source: The Hill, 02/04/2019
Wisconsin Case Shows How Sewage Plants Spread PFAS Across Landscape
"Detection of a toxic chemical in a northeastern Wisconsin wastewater treatment plant’s sludge has prompted a halt to application of the material on nearby farms and raised broader concerns about how public sewer systems across the state may be spreading the chemical across the landscape."
Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 01/30/2019
"Trump EPA Won't Limit 2 Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water"
"The Trump administration will not set a drinking water limit for two toxic chemicals that are contaminating millions of Americans' tap water, two sources familiar with the forthcoming decision told POLITICO."
Source: Politico, 01/30/2019
Military Will Keep Incinerating Toxic Firefighting Foam, Despite Risks
"The U.S. military plans to incinerate unused firefighting foam containing hazardous chemicals, even with the health and environmental risks this poses."
Source: The Intercept, 01/29/2019
"Cleaner Coal Ash Disposal Gets Bipartisan Support In Virginia"
"Virginia’s toxic legacy of storing coal ash in unlined pits near Chesapeake Bay rivers could be put to rest by a bill that now has bipartisan support."
Source: Bay Journal, 01/28/2019
Bees Face Yet Another Lethal Threat In Dicamba, A Drift-Prone Pesticide
"While soybean farmers watched the drift-prone weed killer dicamba ravage millions of acres of crops over the last two years, Arkansas beekeeper Richard Coy noticed a parallel disaster unfolding among the weeds near those fields."
Source: Reveal/FERN, 01/24/2019
"EPA Asked To Investigate Improper Inspection Allegations"
"Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate allegations it isn’t properly inspecting facilities that emit the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide."
Source: AP, 01/23/2019
