"Canada Lays Out Rules Banning Single-Use Plastics"
"Canada laid out its final regulations on Monday spelling out how it intends to apply a ban on plastic bags, straws, takeout containers and other single-use plastics."
Source: Guardian, 06/21/2022
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"Court Sends EPA Back To Work On Glyphosate Cancer Finding"
"A federal appeals court today scrapped a 2020 EPA finding on the human health impacts of a chemical at the center of a pending Supreme Court petition on cancer risk from the popular Roundup weedkiller."
Source: E&E News, 06/20/2022
"U.S. Issues New Warnings On 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as "forever chemicals" saying the toxins can still be harmful even at levels so low they are not detectable."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2022
"How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet"
"An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers."
Source: NYTimes, 06/14/2022
"Senate Poised To Pass Bill Helping Soldiers Exposed To Toxic Substances"
"Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson deployed to Iraq and Kosovo with the Ohio National Guard, but the battle didn’t end when he returned home."
Source: The Hill, 06/14/2022
Chemical Pollutants Linked To Falling Sperm Quality In Research
"Chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are thought to interfere with hormones and damage sperm quality, and the study found combinations of these compounds are present at “astonishing” levels, up to 100 times those considered safe."
Source: Guardian, 06/13/2022
"It’s A Moth, It’s A Drone, It’s ‘Smellicopter’"
"Meet the Pacific Northwest-built machine that uses live insect antennae to sniff out disasters".
Source: OPB, 06/09/2022
"Biden Plans to Nominate Law Professor for Chemical Safety Board"
"President Joe Biden has tapped Catherine J.K. Sandoval for the US Chemical Hazard and Safety Investigation Board."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/09/2022
Industry Overpumping Of Baton Rouge Groundwater Could Pollute Supply
"Flowers seem to live longer in vases filled with Baton Rouge water, according to Dominique Rogers, 36, a florist in Louisiana’s capital city with 14 years of experience."
Source: Floodlight, 06/09/2022
"Biden Funds Brownfields Cleanups But Communities Cite Challenges"
"Cleanups of polluted urban sites are in line for billions of dollars in funding following last year’s infrastructure law—money that advocates of disadvantaged communities say should help steer redevelopment into much-needed grocery stores, affordable housing, and better-paying jobs."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/08/2022
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