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Author: HIROKO TABUCHI

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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

August 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

August 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.

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Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Settle $875 Million New Jersey PFAS Claims

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Settle $875 Million New Jersey PFAS Claims

New Jersey officials called it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

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Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

July 8, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.

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E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.

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Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.

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Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

June 17, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

The company, xAI, has installed several dozen turbines in Memphis without proper permits, the group said, polluting a nearby community.

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