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Author: HIROKO TABUCHI

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Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks.

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E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

September 18, 2025September 19, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

The decision came despite an effort by a former industry lawyer who is now at the E.P.A. to reverse the regulation.

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California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

September 12, 2025September 13, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

Rachael Ray and other food celebrities are speaking up in defense of nonstick pans. The actor Mark Ruffalo, who starred in a movie about the risky chemicals, is criticizing them.

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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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