"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?"
"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."
Source: Grist, 09/12/2023
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Refineries Emit Unsafe Levels Of Benzene Amid Insufficient EPA Action: IG
"An internal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step up its actions to address emissions of cancer-causing benzene, saying that oil refineries have been releasing unsafe levels of the substance."
Source: The Hill, 09/08/2023
West Texas Residents Forge Their Own Solution To Undrinkable Water
"The water in these four unincorporated communities near Lubbock has been undrinkable for years, residents say. They hope to win $3 million in state grants to improve their systems."
Source: Texas Tribune, 09/06/2023
"Negotiators Finally Have A Draft Of The Global Plastics Treaty"
"In March 2022, 175 countries agreed to write a global treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis. Now, a year and a half later, they finally have a rough draft."
Source: Grist, 09/06/2023
"Marathon Refinery Fire Illustrates How Industry Goes Quiet During a Crisis"
"Recent industrial disaster at Louisiana’s Marathon refinery shows how difficult it is to get information during dangerous events."
Source: DeSmog, 09/06/2023
Shuttered EPA Probe Could’ve Brought 'Meaningful Reform' In Cancer Alley
"As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change."
Source: WWNO, 09/05/2023
Burning Tires: PA Residents ‘Shocked’ By Firm’s Bitcoin-Mining Plan
"A crypto-mining company in Pennsylvania is seeking to burn tires to produce bitcoin, prompting an outcry from residents and environmental groups."
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2023
"3M's $10.3 Billion PFAS Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval"
"3M on Tuesday secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals, less than a day after a group of 22 U.S. states and territories dropped their objections to the deal."
Source: Reuters, 08/30/2023
How Industry Is Fighting Stricter Controls For Manganese In Drinking Water
"High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA."
Source: Grist, 08/30/2023
New Flame Retardants Found In Breast Milk Years After Others Were Banned
"In the early 2000s, researchers tested breast milk samples from U.S. mothers and found high levels of toxic compounds used as a common flame retardant in household items."
Source: NPR, 08/25/2023
