Lithium Startup Backed By Bill Gates Seeks Breakthrough At Salton Sea
"David Snydacker knew going in that California’s Imperial Valley was a “graveyard for lithium-extraction technologies.”"
Source: LA Times, 03/17/2020
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"EPA Lays Out New Plan for Phasing Out Climate Pollutants"
"The EPA will issue a plan on Tuesday for the phase-out of ozone-depleting chemicals commonly used in refrigeration, portable fire extinguishers, and metal cleaners."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/17/2020
"Military Sees Surge In Sites With 'Forever Chemical' Contamination"
"The military now has at least 651 sites that have been contaminated with cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a more than 50 percent jump from its last tally."
Source: The Hill, 03/17/2020
Senate Democrats Unveil $20B Bill To Battle PFAS Chemical Contamination
"A new bill from Senate Democrats would roll out $20 billion in funding to remove cancer-linked “forever chemicals” from water as it contaminates supplies across the country."
Source: The Hill, 03/16/2020
"Revealed: Monsanto’s Secret Funding For Weedkiller Studies"
"Monsanto secretly funded academic studies indicating “very severe impacts” on farming and the environment if its controversial glyphosate weedkiller were banned, an investigation has found."
Source: Guardian, 03/13/2020
Senate Environment Panel To Hear HFC Plan Stalling Energy Bill Passage
"The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a legislative hearing on a proposal that's become a major sticking point in negotiations surrounding bipartisan energy legislation."
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2020
"EPA’s Solvent Analysis Falsely Discounts Environmental Risks"
"The EPA’s preliminary conclusions that a widely used solvent poses no environmental risks “are misleading and must be modified,” the agency’s chemical advisers said Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/10/2020
"Lawmakers Weigh Walking Back Amendment Stalling Energy Bill Votes"
"Lawmakers are working on a compromise to an amendment that risks stalling an otherwise popular energy package."
Source: The Hill, 03/06/2020
Chemical Industry Executive Nominated to Lead Consumer Watchdog Agency
"President Trump has tapped Nancy B. Beck, a former chemical industry executive, to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent federal agency charged with protecting the public against dangers like toxic substances in products."
Source: NY Times, 03/04/2020
"DuPont Owes $50 Million in PFAS Cancer Cases, Jury Finds"
"DuPont Co. must pay a combined $50 million to a testicular cancer survivor and his wife, an Ohio jury announced Monday, setting the bar for dozens of other cases in which people are suing the company for illnesses allegedly caused by drinking contaminated water."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/03/2020
