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Toxic Gas in Louisiana Air Far Exceeds Safe Levels, EPA Estimates, US Study Finds
US News & World Report· 3 hours agoEtO emissions largely come from petrochemical manufacturing, and southeastern Louisiana has a high density of facilities that use or manufacture petrochemicals. “We expected to see ethylene ...
EPA: Chiquita Canyon Landfill operators violated Clean Air Act
NBC Los Angeles· 9 hours agoEnvironmental Protection Agency, and a community advisory committee meeting regarding the landfill...
Levels of toxic gas in ‘Cancer Alley’ are ‘substantially’ higher than previously believed: Study
The Hill· 13 hours agoResearchers from Johns Hopkins University measured for a chemical called ethylene oxide (EtO), which increases risks of cancers including breast cancer, ...
Airborne Poison: Johns Hopkins Detects Toxic Gas Swamping Louisiana
SciTechDaily· 13 hours agoA Johns Hopkins study revealed alarmingly high ethylene oxide levels in Louisiana, suggesting...
Investigators collect soil samples from Fifth Ward cancer cluster under EPA oversight
KHOU 11 Houston· 6 days agoInvestigators with Union Pacific railroad and the EPA said they are testing for chemicals that may...
Louisiana warned of soaring toxic gas levels that can "directly damage DNA"
Newsweek· 13 hours agoThe discovery was made using an advanced mobile air-testing lab, which detected much higher levels of the gas than previously estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA< ...
EPA issues violations of toxic air emissions at Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic
Los Angeles Daily News· 1 day agoThis marks the first time the EPA has issued a violation against the operators of the Castaic...
Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University raises new health concerns for communities that...
Cancer-causing chemicals found in Houston Ship Channel sediment as expansion project continues |...
Houston Public Media· 4 hours agoA coalition of Houston-area environmental organizations released test results on Tuesday showing...
Air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ may be far more toxic than previously thought: Study
Semafor via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe research finds people in the area are exposed to many times higher levels of the toxic chemical...