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#1 Black Residents Get Most of the Pollution But Few Jobs From Chemical Industry: Study

Apr 17 2025 // Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution but few of the jobs produced by the region’s vast...

#2 Illinois Chemical Manufacturer Reaches $400K Settlement With EPA

May 9 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Nalco Production LLC and Nalco Co. LLC. The companies manufacture polymer blend chemicals at their facility...

#3 Presence of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Biosolids Raise Alarm for Farmers

Apr 21 2025 // What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on...