White House Moves to Weaken EPA Rule on Toxic PFA Compounds in Consumer Products April 20, 2020 By Ellen Knickmeyer The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration,...
DuPont Says It Will No Longer Buy Firefighting Foam With Suspect Chemicals August 28, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...
Judges Weigh Consolidating Firefighting Foam, Other Water Chemical Lawsuits November 30, 2018 By Tiffany Kary Creating a massive lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals found in around a third of Americans’ drinking water got a skeptical reception...
EPA Warns on Chemical Found in Nonstick Coatings November 21, 2018 By Jonathan Drew and Ellen Knickmeyer Long-term exposure to a chemical compound currently used for making nonstick coatings appears to be dangerous, even in minute amounts,...
GenX Undetected in Bloodstreams of North Carolina Chemical Plant Neighbors October 19, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio Dozens of neighbors of a North Carolina chemical plant had industrial compounds in their bloodstreams, but tests by state and...