A new report from the EPA's Office of the Inspector General has exposed a pattern of retaliation against EPA scientists who challenged the agency's rubber-stamping of potentially dangerous chemicals.

Regulations for vinyl chloride are still several years off, and could have significant impacts on the market for PVC plastics, which are used in a wide range of products.

Critics pan how the cuts will impact conservation efforts. Supporters counter that it will help with energy independence. 

The study, “PFAS and their association with the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women,” is published in Toxicological Sciences.

Continuing research in bushfire-affected areas in rural Victoria has shown that the antennae of diverse insects, including bees, wasps, moths, and species of flies, are contaminated by smoke particles.

It is crucial to develop new uses for fly ash. Due to high alkalinity and high metal content, it may be used for the chemical precipitation of LFD, but there are few reports on this aspect.

Cost estimates are based on the required upgrades to Minnesota’s existing wastewater infrastructure to treat and destroy PFAS using current commercially available technologies and PFAS levels.

“I think this bill as written, it’s going to pass this committee, but I don’t believe as written it’s going to get 60 votes in the Senate,” Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas told KOMO.

Despite a massive focus on PFAS substances and pesticide residues in Danish drinking water, little attention is paid to the hundreds of other chemical compounds in our groundwater.

DOJ is asking for $64,618 per day, per violation of the Clean Water Act and $55,808 per day or $2,232 per barrel of oil or unit of hazardous substance.