Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/20/2019
Chemicals
Jury Finds Monsanto’s Roundup Likely Cause Of Cancer In 2nd Bay Area Man
"A jury in the first federal court trial of thousands of lawsuits by cancer victims against the manufacturer of the world’s most widely used herbicide found Tuesday that Monsanto’s Roundup was a likely cause of a Sonoma County man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/20/2019
List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters
Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.
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"Honey as a Pollution Detector? It’s a Sweet Idea"
"Beehives and their contents are a sensitive detector of lead emissions, a study of Canadian urban apiaries showed."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2019
Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern
"An intense fire churned through massive chemical storage tanks Monday at a facility east of Houston, continuously pumping plumes of black smoke that drifted across the region as firefighters fought to contain the blaze for a second straight day."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/19/2019
Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water
"Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2019
EPA Scales Back Proposed Ban, Limits Deadly Chemical in Paint Strippers
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday new limits on a lethal chemical found in paint stripping products that has been linked to more than 50 deaths since the 1980s."
Source: NY Times, 03/18/2019
"Bayer Roundup Cancer Trial Goes To Jury After Closing Arguments"
"A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer went to a federal U.S. jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/13/2019
New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories
Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.
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