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DuPont Agrees to Settlement After Poisoning Drinking Water
DuPont Corp. has agreed to pay a settlement of over $100 million to residents of Parkersburg, WV, after knowingly contaminating their drinking water with PFOA, a toxic chemical used to make Teflon.
Fire retardants found in Canadian foods
New tests by Toronto's Globe and Mail and CTV News show some of the world's highest levels of chemical fire retardants in common Canadian foods.
Farmed Fish Consumption Rising Along With PCBs
The Washington Post reports that half the fish consumed worldwide will be farm-raised instead of wild-caught by the year 2025, exposing Americans to more fish with plenty of healthy omega-3s and...
More health problems for asbestos victims?
Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a possible link between asbestos and autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Politicizing Safety: When Corporations Trump Children
In her new book "It's My Party Too,” former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christie Whitman's accuses the chemical industry's lobbying arm, the American Chemistry Council (ACC)...
Global Polluter Newmont Has Locked Up Most Acreage of Taxpayers' Lands for Its Mining
The international mining giant, Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp., is under fire for dangerously polluting Indonesian communities in violation of US environmental standards. Now, an Environmental...
Rocket Fuel Polluters Distort Debate as Feinstein Calls for Safety Standards
An investigation by the Riverside Press Enterprise documents how industries that make and use the rocket fuel chemical perchlorate have worked to undermine sound science on its health effects -- even...
Rocket Fuel Plume Discovered Near D.C.'s Drinking Water Supply
The Washington Post reports that a toxic chemical component of rocket fuel, in concentrations 80 times what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for human consumption, has been found...
DuPont's 3Q Profits Match Potential Teflon Fine
According to news reports, Teflon maker DuPont reported earning $331 million in the third quarter this year. That amount will just cover the possible $313 million fine it faces for illegally hiding...
EPA Enforcement Officers Questioned
According to the Los Angeles Times, when confronted with criticism about the number of pollution lawsuits that EPA has filed during his tenure, EPA's Acting Enforcement Chief Tom Skinner asserted that...
Tobacco Companies to Pay for Buyout, But FDA Authority Still Lacking
Yesterday House and Senate committee members agreed on a bill that would have the tobacco industry, rather than taxpayers, spend $9.6 billion to buy out tobacco quotas. While the bill rightly ends an...
Look Before You Leap, or Shoot First, Ask Later?
Which of those common expressions matches your outlook on consumer products and chemicals: look before you leap, or shoot first and ask questions later?
Flame Retardants found in Supermarket Food
A new study finds chemical flame retardants known as PBDEs contaminate common foods available on supermarket shelves. The study appears in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Science &...
Flame Retardants Found in Farmed Salmon
A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology shows that farmed salmon accumulates higher levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) a chemical flame retardant used in...
Concern Grows Over Chemicals in Cosmetics
There's increasing concern about the risks of chemicals in personal care products. The Independent reports that the growing use of cosmetics and toiletries, which contain many known toxic or untested...
Talks on Asbestos Bill End
The Republican Senate leadership's asbestos bailout bill appears dead for now, after negotiations stalled May 7. The bill would have denied thousands of Americans their day in court, reduced damage...
Study Links Teflon Chemical to Higher Cancer Rates
A new study presented at a meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicologists and Chemists links the Teflon chemical C8 [also known as PFOA] to elevated cancer rates. Researchers found higher...
White House Undermined Chemical Tests
EWG has investigated scores of harmful industrial chemicals, the companies that produce them and the government policies that permit Americans to be exposed to them in their food, water and the air...