Plastics Firms Blocked Bans And May Have Broken US Laws – Study
"Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues."
Source: Guardian, 07/02/2024
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For India’s Garbage Pickers, A Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat
"The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day."
Source: AP, 07/02/2024
Drinking Water Of Almost A Million Californians Flunked State Requirements
"Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars."
Source: CalMatters, 07/02/2024
Court Won't Block Rule On La. Plant's Likely Cancer-Causing Emissions
"A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to block a new federal rule requiring Denka Performance Elastomers to dramatically limit the release of chloroprene, a likely cancer-causing chemical, within 90 days or shut down its LaPlace plant."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/01/2024
"Another Chemical Recycling Plant Closure Offers ‘Flashing Red Light’"
"For the second time this year, a chemical recycling plant built to turn waste into usable products has closed, casting further doubt on the viability of an upstart industry that has been plagued by financial and technical challenges in its effort to scale up."
Source: EHN, 06/28/2024
"Chemical Safety Board Urges Changes After Fatal Ohio Refinery Fire"
"The Chemical Safety Board issued recommendations Monday after finding that miscommunication and errors hampered the response to a chemical leak and fire that killed two people at an Ohio refinery."
Source: E&E News, 06/28/2024
Railroad Erred In Burning Vinyl Chloride Cars In East Palestine: NTSB
"Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and trackside detectors that might have prevented the crash failed to accurately detect the temperature of a burning wheel bearing 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) beforehand, according to the National Transportation Safety Board."
Source: AP, 06/26/2024
"A Ride in a Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution"
"In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week."
Source: NYTimes, 06/25/2024
"The Dirty Secret Of California’s Legal Weed"
"An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state".
Source: LA Times/WeedWeek, 06/25/2024
"New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect"
"Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss."
Source: NYTimes, 06/24/2024
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