July 6, 2019
Stories tagged "toxic"
June 23, 2019
Massive Explosion at Philly Refinery on Friday, Toxic Gas Release Narrowly Averted
A massive explosion at an old oil refinery shook South Philadephia early Friday morning, causing the city to issue orders for nearby residents to shelter in place, and the fire, while controlled, continued to burn into Saturday until the refinery was able to turn off...May 14, 2019
Jury Awards $2 Billion to Couple Suing Monsanto Over Roundup Use
A jury in California awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who sued Monsanto saying that exposure to the weed-killer Roundup caused them to contract cancer, including $55 million in “compensatory” damages to make them whole for their injuries, and $2...May 12, 2019
Houston Ship Channel Closed After Oil Spill From Tanker Collision
SHIP CHANNEL COLLISION: look at the impact of a crash involving a barge, carrying a toxic gas product, and a tanker. https://t.co/mwIMUrypcu #abc13 pic.twitter.com/5c8TIYECMC — Jessica Willey (@ImJessicaWilley) May 11, 2019 After two barges struck an oil tanker,...April 10, 2019
US Air Pollution Causes More Than 100,000 Premature Deaths
A new study by the National Academies of Science published on Monday concluded that in 2011, the finest scale particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) caused 107,000 premature deaths in the U.S. and cost the economy nearly $900 million dollars. The study’s...February 26, 2019
Great Barrier Reef May Get Slimed With Sludge
The Australian government has given the go-ahead, according to The Guardian, for the Port Authority of North Queensland to dump more than 1 million tons of dredge spoil near the reef, taking advantage of an unfortunate loophole in the laws that were supposed to...February 15, 2019
EPA Says It Will Regulate Toxic PFAS Chemicals…Eventually
Yesterday the EPA released its long-awaited plan to address Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses, and that are found widely across the U.S. in drinking water and soil. But the...February 8, 2019
States Demand EPA Track Asbestos Use
Sixteen State Attorneys General have formed a coalition and petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new rules that would require the reporting of asbestos uses, The Hill reported. The coalition, led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey,...January 29, 2019
Navy Denies Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer last week denied claims for financial compensation from 4400 claims (some claims were made on behalf of groups of people) that alleged people exposed were made ill by contaminated drinking water at the Marine Corps’ Camp...January 22, 2019