Environmental Health

Maryland Sues GORE-TEX Company For Polluting Water With PFAS Chemicals

"Maryland is suing Cecil County-based manufacturing giant W.L. Gore & Associates for knowingly polluting the air and surrounding water with toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)."

Source: CBS News, 12/23/2024

Senator Urges EPA to Release Report on Formaldehyde Health Risks

"Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter this week to issue a final report on the health risks of formaldehyde that is “science-based” and “as strong as possible,” adding that “the agency has an obligation to protect the public from the chemical.”"

Source: ProPublica, 12/23/2024

Group Says New Jersey Toxic Waste Dumping Caused $1B In Harm, Sues

"Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the corporate successor to the firm that did the polluting."

Source: AP, 12/23/2024

Race Is On To Save The Everglades And Protect A Key Drinking Water Source

"The Everglades ecosystem was degraded and transformed when a highway connecting Tampa and Miami was built in 1928, cutting through a mosaic of prairies, sawgrass marshes, freshwater ponds and forested uplands. Sections of the road are now being elevated to restore water flows into the Shark River Slough – a vital restoration area deep in the Everglades National Park."

Source: AP, 12/20/2024

Petrochemical Plants Send Millions Of Pounds Of Pollutants Into Waterways

"Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations, according to a report published by the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project."

Source: EHN, 12/20/2024

Carcinogen From Goodyear Plant Is Invading Niagara Falls Neighborhoods

"Recent computer modeling shows that the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, is releasing a bladder carcinogen into nearby neighborhoods at levels up to seven times the state’s safety guideline."

Source: Public Health Watch, 12/20/2024

EPA Approves California Electric Car Mandate. Will Trump Try To Revoke It?

"The Biden administration today approved California’s groundbreaking mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars just weeks before the incoming Trump administration poses a threat of overturning electric vehicle and climate rules."

Source: CalMatters, 12/20/2024

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