Wisconsin City Sues Makers of Firefighting Foam Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
The manufacturers are accused of concealing the fact that their firefighting foam products contained the hazardous chemicals for decades.
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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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Biden: US Will Have Enough Vaccine for All Adults by End of May
The president announced a manufacturing partnership between two pharmaceutical giants that will boost production of Covid-19 vaccine doses.
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In Russian Arctic, Miner Nornickel Exhibits Green Goal
The closure of the Nikel smelter is part of a global strategy aimed at transforming Norilsk Nickel, also known as Nornickel, into an environmentally friendly company — or at the very least, limiting its environmental impact.
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Computer Chip Shortage Will Bring Patch for Supply-Chain Holes
An executive order has been signed to support four critical industries: pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, semiconductors and large-capacity batteries.
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Autoworkers Face Dimmer Future in a New Era of Electric Cars
It won’t happen overnight. But the likelihood is growing that legions of autoworkers who trained and worked for decades to build machines that run on petroleum will need to do rather different work in the next decade — or they might not have jobs.
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The Second Circuit ruled Canadian cigarette manufacturer Grand River Enterprises failed to state a claim for relief in its case challenging Connecticut’s “Reconciliation Requirement,” which imposes reporting requirements upon cigarette manufacturers that have chosen not to participate in the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
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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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Feds Reach $230M Deal to Boost Production of at-Home Covid Test
The Biden administration announced Monday that two federal agencies will invest over $230 million in an over-the-counter test to detect the Covid-19 virus.
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Third Circuit Grapples With Steel Plant’s Post-Fire Duties
Environmentalists urged the Third Circuit on Friday to expand the reporting duties owed by U.S. Steel after harmful emissions lingered in a Pennsylvania town for three months following a plant fire.
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Tensions Rise as AstraZeneca, EU Hold Vaccine Delivery Talks
The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca intensified Wednesday with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks on vaccine supplies.
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Biden Signs Order Pushing Federal Agencies to Buy American
The executive order focuses on strengthening existing provisions requiring federal agencies to buy products made by American workers to rejuvenate U.S. manufacturing and help spur economic recovery.
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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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5 Killed in Blaze at Indian Producer of Covid-19 Vaccine
At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, officials said. The company said the blaze would not affect production of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Pollution Trial of Canada-Owned Pulp Mill Opens in France
A Canadian-owned paper pulp company went on trial on Wednesday for flouting emissions rules at its mill in southern France, the country’s biggest.
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Indonesia in $9.8 Bln Electric Vehicle Battery Deal With Korea’s LG
Indonesia said Wednesday it had signed a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal with South Korea’s LG as it moves to become a global production hub for the green technology.
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US Doubles Down on Pfizer Vaccine, Another 100M Doses Now in Production
Ramping up production, drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that they will supply the United States with an additional 100 million doses of its vaccine for Covid-19 by July of next year.
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Green Hydrogen: a Fuel Bursting With Climate-Saving Potential
In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world’s worst-polluting industries slash carbon emissions.
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US Adds Chinese Chipmaker, Oil Giant to Security Blacklist
The U.S. government has stepped up a feud with Beijing over security by adding China’s biggest maker of processor chips and a state-owned oil giant to a blacklist that limits access to American technology and investment.
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