"EPA Accelerates Asbestos Crackdown"
"EPA is ramping up its crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious carcinogens following decades of pressure from advocates."
Source: E&E News, 05/06/2022
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"Ukraine’s Battlefield Is Haunted by Putin’s Chemical Weapons Legacy"
"While the risk remains ambiguous, the Russian leader’s long infatuation with the toxic arms fuels worries that the deadly poisons could be deployed in Ukraine."
"In September 2017, as President Vladimir V. Putin presided over the televised destruction of what he called the last of Russia’s chemical arms, he hailed their elimination as “a huge step towards making the modern world more balanced and safe.”
Source: NYTimes, 05/06/2022
"Report Says Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were 'Preventable'"
"The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was "foreseeable and preventable," resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday."
Source: AP, 05/06/2022
Senate Panel Approves Kigali Amendment in Bipartisan Vote
"A Senate committee voted yesterday to send the most important climate treaty in years to the floor for ratification. Not a single Republican opposed it."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2022
Forgotten Toxic Dump Site Raises New Worries For This L.A. Neighborhood
"In the summer of 1984, investigators peered into a cave dug beneath the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and found dozens of rusted 55-gallon barrels filled with toxic chemicals."
Source: LA Times, 05/04/2022
"Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"
"The Biden administration is planning a major shift to electric vehicles, but experts say it requires a secure, resilient supply of critical minerals."
Source: NYTimes, 05/03/2022
"EPA Proposes Scaling Back Weedkiller Tied To Cancer"
"EPA has proposed to end the use of the weedkiller diuron on most food crops, citing cancer risks to people who are exposed as well as danger to bees and other wildlife."
Source: E&E News, 05/02/2022
"Rob Bilott On His 20-Year Fight Against Forever Chemicals"
"Last month, an Ohio court certified a class action lawsuit brought by lawyer Rob Bilott that would cover 7 million people – and at some point possibly everyone living in the United States – who have been exposed to certain hazardous “forever chemicals” known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS."
Source: Guardian, 05/02/2022
"Chemical Industry Fights U.S. Government Move To Ban Asbestos"
"A groundbreaking move by the Biden administration to ban a key form of asbestos in the United States would close factories and affect thousands of workers, say industry groups and a chemical company pushing for continued use of the cancer-causing mineral."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 04/29/2022
California AG Subpoenas Exxon For Details On Role In Plastic Pollution
"California's attorney general announced on Thursday he issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil for information on its role in causing the global plastic waste crisis."
Source: Reuters, 04/29/2022
