DDT Exposure Linked to Cancer Risk Two Generations Later
A study that looked at blood samples from pregnant women during the 1960s has found that their granddaughters are at higher risk for breast cancer.
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Bill Targeting Toxic Chemicals Reintroduced in House
The legislation, backed by celebrities like actor Mark Ruffalo, calls for federal regulation of “forever chemicals” that are known to cause cancer and other health problems.
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Syria Used Chemical Weapons in 2018 Attack: OPCW Probe
The Syrian regime’s air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
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Blast Injury
A Wisconsin judge ruled that a man may seek punitive damages against the Husky Superior Refinery after an explosion at the facility created a blast wave that caused him to suffer a traumatic brain injury. Allegations of a worn valve and presence of a hazardous chemical created a dangerous situation at the refinery, and its operators may have intentionally disregarded the danger to others.
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Federal Judge Orders Pause of California Lawsuits Over Cancer Warning Labels
Citing contradicting scientific evidence concerning the danger of the chemical acrylamide found commonly in junk food, the judge ordered a pause of new lawsuits against food companies that claim the warning labels mislead consumers and violate the First Amendment.
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Forever Chemicals
Environmentalists say the EPA wrongly denied their petition to force Chemours to investigate the potential contamination factors and dangers of so-called “forever chemicals” already found in the Cape Fear, North Carolina, watershed.
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Children’s Toys
The Fifth Circuit ruled the Consumer Product Safety Commission procedurally erred when it issued its final rule prohibiting the manufacture and sale of any children’s toy or article that has more than 0.1% of any one of five phthalates, which can have negative health effects. However, the court remanded the case, finding there is a “serious possibility” the agency can substantiate its decision if given the opportunity.
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Groups Ask France to Probe 2013 Syria Chemical Attacks
A group of Syrian chemical attack survivors and Syrian rights groups said Tuesday they have filed a criminal complaint in France over two August 2013 attacks outside Damascus, pointing to the alleged responsibility of the Syrian government in what would constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Environmentalists Score Dual Wins at EU High Court
Both cases involve EU legislation known as REACH, which regulates the production and use of chemicals throughout the bloc.
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Families Sue Gas Company Over Georgia Poultry Plant Disaster
Four lawsuits have been filed against global gas giant Messer Co. in the wake of a liquid nitrogen leak which left six poultry processing plant workers dead and 12 injured.
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New Method of Treating Swimming Pools Could Make Them Safer and Healthier
Treating swimming pools with a copper-silver ionization method plus the traditional chlorine could reduce the amount of toxic chemical buildup brought into the water by swimmers.
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In a decades-long insurance dispute arising from environmental contamination at some of Olin Corporations’ manufacturing sites, a federal court in New York granted the manufacturer of chemicals and ammunition $25 million.
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Rampant Metal Contamination in Baby Food, House Investigation Finds
Lawmakers say manufacturers exploited the lack of federal regulation to set dangerously high internal standards for toxic heavy metal levels.
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Ninth Circuit Urged to Force EPA to Take New Look at Cancer-Causing Chemical
The Trump administration may be no more, but lawsuits over its handling of the environment continue unabated.
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French Court Hears Agent Orange Case Against Chemical Firms
A French court will on Monday hear a case against more than a dozen multinationals, accused by a French-Vietnamese woman of causing grievous harm to her and others by selling the Agent Orange defoliant to the U.S. government which used it to devastating effect in the Vietnam War.
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Tire Preservative Killing Salmon in Urban Streams
Scientists revealed Thursday they have solved the mystery of what’s killing more than half of the Coho salmon in Puget Sound’s urban streams before they can spawn.
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Feds Won’t Require Insurance for Pollution Cleanup
Sparking criticism from environmentalists, the outgoing Trump administration said Wednesday it will not require power plants, chemical manufacturers and oil and gas producers to have insurance covering toxic waste cleanups.
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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment did not abuse its discretion by listing Bisphenol A as a reproductive toxicant, an appeals court in the state ruled. The chemical is used to coat food and beverage containers.
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Kamchatka Marine Life Death Caused by Algae: Russian Scientist
MOSCOW (AFP) — The mass death of sea creatures in Russia’s Kamchatka region was caused by toxins from microalgae rather
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Germany: OPCW Says Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says a global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
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