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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer
WTNH-TV New Haven· 7 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on...
Opinion | Russia is using toxic chemical weapons, wrecking a ban it helped create
Washington Post· 19 hours agoThe 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention was one of the most important disarmament treaties to follow...
White House official visits Tartan High School, visits ‘gigantic, toxic’ Lake Elmo
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoWhite House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory visited Tartan High School and...
EPA implements toughest restrictions yet on use of highly toxic chemical in paint stripper
News Channel Nebraska· 7 days agoIn the 1800s, doctors initially used the chemical as an anesthetic, and after World War II,...
'Nothing is untouched': DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web
Los Angeles Times· 19 hours agoHow, exactly, has this decades-old pesticide — a toxic chemical spread across the seafloor 3,000...
Dramatic moment factory engulfed in flames as locals warned of 'toxic gas'
Daily Express· 4 days agoThis is the dramatic moment firefighters scrambled to a German chemical factory to tackle a massive...
The impacts of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ aren’t the same for women, men
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis story is part of a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.”...
Fewer businesses would report toxic chemicals under proposed Washtenaw County rule change
MLive.com· 4 days agoFor two years, there has been a temporary pause on regulations meant to reduce catastrophic spills...
San Francisco is trying to ban cancer-causing chemicals in firefighter gear, but are alternatives...
NBC Bay Area· 6 hours agoLawmakers in San Francisco are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a first-in-the-nation type of ban,...
Researchers find toxic DDT compounds in deep-sea fish off Los Angeles coast
The Hill via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoA toxic agricultural insecticide banned four decades ago is still contaminating deep-sea fish and...