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Author: HIROKO TABUCHI

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R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

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Trump Administration to Uphold Some PFAS Limits but Eliminate Others

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Trump Administration to Uphold Some PFAS Limits but Eliminate Others

The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will be rolled back.

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3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on 3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination

The state claimed “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, contaminated groundwater from an industrial park where they were used for decades.

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E.P.A. Says It Will Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Details Are Sparse.

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Says It Will Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Details Are Sparse.

A new proposal to combat PFAS contamination, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency, left critical questions unanswered.

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For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

April 26, 2025April 26, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention.

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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals

April 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals

The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.

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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals

April 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals

The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.

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Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

April 2, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.

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A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.

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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”

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