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EPA announces proposed drinking water standards for six toxic …
WEBBy Shannon Kelleher The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed national standards aimed at reducing levels of six harmful chemicals in drinking water. The move was applauded by health and environmental advocates who say the action is long overdue. The agency said in a press release that if the rule is …
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More evidence linking air pollution to mental health problems, …
WEBBy Shannon Kelleher Long-term exposure to a cocktail of common air pollutants, even at low levels, is associated with increased risk for depression and anxiety, according to a new study published this week. The study, which followed more than 389,000 adults in the UK for more than a decade, adds to growing research examining the …
Cancer in the corn belt sparks actions to fight farm chemical
WEBRogan is one of the leaders of Nebraska’s active epidemiological investigation into the state’s high rate of birth defects and pediatric cancers in areas where groundwater is contaminated with nitrates and atrazine, a weed killer. State lawmakers last year approved $2.5 million to add a pediatric oncologist unit to the team of scientists
EPA restarts assessment of health risks from nitrate in water
WEBBy Brett Walton The US Environmental Protection Agency, reversing a Trump-era decision, is restarting a human health assessment of nitrate and nitrite, a move that has potentially far-reaching regulatory implications for one of the country’s most pervasive drinking water contaminants. The EPA suspended its nitrate assessment in …
"We can't sit back"
WEBFaced with a startlingly high cancer rate in the key US farm state of Iowa, public health leaders are taking the politically precarious step of acknowledging that preventing disease necessitates cutting exposure to potentially cancer-causing chemicals, including those used in agriculture. In a departure from other state cancer prevention …
Groups seek emergency action from EPA on nitrate pollution in …
WEBA coalition of environmental groups is petitioning federal regulators to take emergency action to protect residents of southeastern Minnesota from “imminent and substantial endangerment’ to their health from the contamination of drinking water sources by a pollutant linked to cancers and other health problems. Nitrate contamination in the …
EPA proposes limits on cancer-causing gas used to sterilize …
WEBBy Shannon Kelleher and Grace van Deelen The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed new standards to protect workers and communities from exposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic gas used to sterilize medical equipment and some spices. The agency estimates the new health protections could …
Use of "green" cleaning products may improve indoor air quality, …
WEBConsumers can slash their exposure to certain types of indoor air pollution by using "green" labeled cleaning products, according to new research. In a study published this month in the journal Chemosphere, researchers detected nearly 200 hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in common household cleaning products — some …
Dealing with disease and death, a community fights PCB …
WEB(A sign warns of contamination near a waterway in Berkshire County, Mass. Photo by Dana Drugmand.) A “sacrifice zone” In 2020, the EPA and GE agreed to a plan to relocate up to 1 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment from Housatonic River with much of the contaminated waste going to a landfill in the county, and other toxic …
California pushes ahead with its new pesticide-reduction plan
WEBBy Pam Strayer and Carey Gillam Amid mounting evidence of the risks some synthetic pesticides pose to human and environmental health, California regulators this week were pushing ahead with a recently announced “roadmap” aimed at transitioning the state to more sustainable options for managing weeds and insects, The California …
Solar power helping health care facilities gain climate resilience
WEBThe clinic’s monthly power bills have dropped from more than $44,000 annually to less than $4,000 a year since the clinic made the move to solar in 2019. The clinic has also received $200,000 so far in rebates from electric utility PG&E and expects another $200,000 more over the next five years. In contrast, prices for electricity have
CDC finds weed killer tied to cancer in over 80 pct of US urine …
WEBIn fresh evidence of the pervasive nature of pesticides, more than 80 percent of urine samples drawn from children and adults participating in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer and other health problems. The June 30 report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out …
Risks of fracking are “real and growing,” report warns
WEBBy Dana Drugmand The human and environmental health risks associated with hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, are indisputable and growing, according to a new report synthesizing nearly a decade of research. The Fracking Science Compendium, ninth edition was released in October by Concerned Health Professionals …
Doctors raise alarm on dropping global fertility rate, …
WEBBy Shannon Kelleher Health researchers from around the world are sounding an alarm on a persistent drop in fertility rates, pointing to environmental pollutants among a wide range of factors that they argue need to be urgently addressed in a paper published Wednesday. Both male and female reproductive health is deteriorating, …
"Time is up"
WEBBy Dana Drugmand US regulators are breaking the law by failing to set a national cap on climate pollution, endangering human health and the environment, according to a consortium threatening to file a citizens’ lawsuit against the government to force “stronger, faster actions to address the climate emergency.” The states of Oregon …
EPA is illegally concealing data about PFAS in millions of plastic
WEBBy Shannon Kelleher The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is breaking the law by concealing health and safety data about a class of toxic chemicals called PFAS found in millions of plastic containers, two environmental advocacy groups allege. The agency is refusing to turn over data on toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl …
PFAS in firefighting foam linked to testicular cancer in new study
WEBBy Grace van Deelen A study of over 1,000 Air Force servicemen shows that exposure to firefighting foam containing PFAS may be linked to a higher risk of developing testicular cancer. The research, led by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federally funded research center, adds to a collection of scientific work …
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