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"Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen" [1]

"Simultaneous high levels of the two pollutants, which harm human health, are occurring with increasing frequency, researchers say."

"Dangerous levels of two air pollutants, ozone and smoke, are occurring in tandem with increasing frequency over widespread parts of the Western United States where millions of people live, researchers said Wednesday.

The two harmful pollutants are a result of worsening wildfires and extreme heat, and researchers suggest the increase is linked to climate change.

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Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Forests [6]
Pollution [7]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [10], 01/07/2022
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EPA Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen [11]

"PCBTF is on a list of “green” compounds preferred by the EPA, even though there is ample evidence that it causes cancer."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Intercept [15], 01/06/2022
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"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire" [16]

"EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [17]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [18], 01/06/2022
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"Federal Report IDs New Carcinogens" [19]

"Eight new substances were added to a federal list of carcinogens — substances found in numerous products and water systems across the United States."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [20], 01/05/2022
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"Advocates Call EPA 'Forever Chemical' Testing Announcement Insufficient" [21]

"The Biden administration will require new testing on some “forever chemicals,” but advocates are disappointed in what they characterized as insufficient requirements."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [22], 01/04/2022
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"EPA To Require More Facilities To Report Releases Of Carcinogenic Gas" [23]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday [Dec. 27] that it will require more facilities to report the release of a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide (EtO), after previously not requiring them to do so."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [24], 01/04/2022
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Reporters Reveal ‘Decades of Deceit’ Over Underground Water Contamination [25]

A trove of confidential documents about a well-known groundwater pollution problem helped journalists Paul LaRocco and David M. Schwartz uncover how much had actually been hidden about the contamination’s severity and how it could have been kept from worsening. In the latest Inside Story Q&A, LaRocco and Schwartz share the story behind their award-winning investigation.

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Military [29]
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Water & Oceans [30]
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January 18, 2022

EPA Webinar: National PFAS Roadmap – Update for Tribes & Indigenous Peoples [32]

This EPA webinar will provide an introduction to PFAS, outline information on the potential impacts of PFAS in Indian country and in indigenous communities, discuss the value of mapping tools and provide an overview of EPA’s Strategic Roadmap — a national strategy to confront PFAS pollution. 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET.

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"New York Reduces Lead Level Allowed in School Drinking Water" [35]

"New York State will strengthen its lead poisoning prevention law, reducing the amount allowed in drinking water at public schools and increasing testing frequency, under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [36], 12/24/2021
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Indigenous Munduruku Suffer Mercury Exposure From Illegal Gold Mining [37]

"Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels in their bodies, including children, health researchers say."

Chemicals [3]
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Natural Resources [38]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
South America [39]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [40], 12/24/2021
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