Following California's recent ban of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS, in clothes and makeup, New York is amending its environmental code to ban clothing with PFAS from being sold in the state.
Excerpt from Pretty Good House: A Guide to Better Homes shows how a new home became a refuge from unhealthy building materials and other environmental hazards.
The following case study focuses on one new home in Maine. It was designed as a refuge from
unhealthy building materials and other environmental hazards.
The aggregate cash consideration payable in connection with the Acquisition is approximately US$1.801 billion (approximately C$2.40 billion), subject to adjustments.
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the Green Science Policy Institute analyzed a variety of children's textiles in North America. Fluorine was detected in 65% of samples.
After excavating more than 2,200 truckloads of soil contaminated by solvents, the DOE expects a 2024 completion date for the cleanup of an old uranium enrichment plant.
An area of land in Oak Ridge will be added to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park thanks to the Office of Environmental Management’s cleanup efforts there.