Tag: chemicals
How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat
A family of chemicals – known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases – has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed.
Scientific studies conclude neonicotinoids damage bee populations
What if honeybee health was greatly affected by commonly used pesticides, causing colonies to die en masse?
Environmental protection head rejects ban on chemical insecticide
The chemical is currently used on over 40,000 farms in the U.S.
The U.S. has one inspector for every 5,000 miles of pipeline...
If U.S. president Donald Trump’s plans to complete both the long-disputed Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines come to fruition, they would add 327 miles and 1,172 miles, respectively, to that burden.
Washington becomes first state to sue Monsanto over PCBs, accused of...
Washington’s lawsuit comes just days before shareholders decide on Bayer AG’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto that would create the world’s largest seed and pesticide company.
$90 Billion Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Four of the Nation’s Largest...
“BASF Corporation, Bayer Material Science LLC, Dow Chemical Company and Huntsman International LLC have been named in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by New York law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP on behalf of the U.S. government.”
New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s...
Researchers had information on reproductive and developmental toxicity for only 24 percent of over 1,000 chemicals they looked at.