Study Questions EPA’s Cancer Classification Of Glyphosate Weed Killer
"Researcher says the EPA has disregarded substantial evidence that the popular herbicide is linked to cancer".
Source: EHN, 01/15/2019
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Michigan: "PFAS Response Agency Continues Without Director Or Edict"
"A multi-agency state task force assembled to tackle a ubiquitous chemical contaminant across Michigan continues to operate under the Whitmer administration, but without a director or the executive directive that created it."
Source: Detroit News, 01/15/2019
About 30 Government Workers Got Paid By Mistake Friday, But Not For Long
After a federal payroll division mistakenly paid workers at the Chemical Safety Board, which investigates toxic and hazardous chemical disasters, Trump officials scrambled to claw back the money.
Source: Washington Post, 01/14/2019
"Shutdown Suspends Federal Cleanups At US Superfund Sites"
"The government shutdown has suspended federal cleanups at Superfund sites around the nation and forced the cancellation of public hearings, deepening the mistrust and resentment of surrounding residents who feel people in power long ago abandoned them to live among the toxic residue of the country’s factories and mines."
Source: AP, 01/11/2019
EPA Moves To Ban Toxic Paint-Stripper For Some — But Not All — Uses
"Big-box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot have already dropped it amid a public outcry over fatalities".
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2019
"Shutdown Means E.P.A. Pollution Inspectors Aren’t on the Job"
"The two-week-old shutdown has halted one of the federal government’s most important public health activities, the inspections of chemical factories, power plants, oil refineries, water treatment plants, and thousands of other industrial sites for pollution violations."
Source: NY Times, 01/10/2019
"Bill to Preserve Chemical Security Program Passed by House"
"The House passed a bill to extend an expiring chemical facility security program, with Democrats and Republicans hoping to buy time for negotiations on its future."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/09/2019
"St. Louis Demolitions Bring Renewed Risk For Lead Poisoning"
"Toxic lead coursed through Christopher Holland Jr.’s body at two critical points in his life: as a toddler poisoned by lead paint and as a 20-year-old struck down by bullets."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 01/07/2019
Lead Poisoning Stunts Cleveland Students’ Learning While Leaders Fail
"In recent years, thousands of children started kindergarten in Cleveland public schools already poisoned by lead, which threatens their chances to achieve and poses steep challenges for the district charged with educating them."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 01/07/2019
"EPA Denies Petition For Expanded TSCA Asbestos Reporting"
"The US EPA has denied an NGO petition to require increased reporting of asbestos under the TSCA chemical data reporting (CDR) rule."
Source: ChemicalWatch, 01/04/2019
