"Is Your Shampoo Poisoning Your Drinking Water?"
"If it’s sudsy, it probably contains dioxane, a likely carcinogen."
Source: Mother Jones, 09/07/2017
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"Harvey Swept Hazardous Mercury Ashore. The Mystery: Its Source."
"CHANNELVIEW, Texas — Public health officials are investigating a case of dangerous liquid mercury that appears to have washed or blown ashore here, east of Houston, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey."
Source: NY Times, 09/07/2017
Cleanup Of Toxic Firefighting Chemicals At Military Bases: $2 Billion
"It may cost up to $2 billion to clean up toxic firefighting chemicals that have leaked from more than 400 U.S. military installations, including Fairchild Air Force Base, a group of Democratic senators said Tuesday in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee."
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review, 09/07/2017
After Refinery Damaged by Harvey, Benzene Is Detected in Houston Area
"The city of Houston, the Environmental Protection Agency and an environmental advocacy group are investigating a potentially hazardous plume of a carcinogenic substance in one neighborhood after a nearby oil refiner reported its operations suffered hurricane-related damage."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/06/2017
Harvey: Chem Plants Release 1 Million Pounds Of Extra Air Pollutants
"Oil refineries and chemical plants across the Texas Gulf Coast released more than 1 million pounds of dangerous air pollutants in the week after Harvey struck, according to public regulatory filings aggregated by the Center for Biological Diversity."
Source: Washington Post, 09/05/2017
"Hurricane Harvey: Beleaguered Watchdog Investigates Chemical Blaze"
"A federal investigative agency that President Trump sought to eliminate is now looking into a fire and explosions at a facility northeast of Houston that is owned by a well-connected French chemical company."
Source: Greenwire, 09/05/2017
Texas GOPers Helped Arkema Lobby Against Safety Rules
"The French company that says its Houston-area chemical plant is spewing "noxious" smoke — and may explode — successfully pressed federal regulators to delay new regulations designed to improve safety procedures at chemical plants, according to federal records reviewed by International Business Times."
Source: International Business Times, 09/04/2017
Schools Fail Lead Tests While Many States Don’t Require Testing At All
"WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Ceon Dubose Palmore got thirsty at school, an administrator had to escort the 15-year-old past trash-bag-covered fountains to a faucet two floors down."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 09/04/2017
"AP Exclusive: Toxic Waste Sites Flooded, EPA Not On Scene"
"HIGHLANDS, Texas -- Floodwaters have inundated at least seven highly contaminated toxic waste sites near Houston, raising concerns that the pollution there might spread."
Source: AP, 09/04/2017
Chemical Plant Explosion Revives Fight Over Shelved Safety Regulations
"Police and firefighters responding to an explosion at a flooded Arkema chemical plant in Texas would have known more about the facility’s risks under an updated chemical safety rule shelved by the Trump administration, critics contend."
Source: BNA, 09/01/2017
