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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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Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

June 17, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Ken BelsonComments Off on Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

Four experts were sued for defamation ahead of a seminar where they planned to talk about research into the potential health risks on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide.

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Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

June 17, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Ken BelsonComments Off on Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

Four experts were sued for defamation ahead of a seminar where they planned to talk about research into the potential health risks on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide.

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Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

June 17, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Ken BelsonComments Off on Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

Four experts were sued for defamation ahead of a seminar where they planned to talk about research into the potential health risks on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide.

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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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Massive Iran Port Explosion Kills at Least 14 and Injures Hundreds

April 26, 2025April 27, 2025Leily Nikounazar and Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Massive Iran Port Explosion Kills at Least 14 and Injures Hundreds

An Iranian with ties to the security services and an international security firm said that a missile fuel component exploded, but Iranian officials did not report any indication of an attack.

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South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Caroline GutmanComments Off on South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”

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Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits

April 5, 2025April 5, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Lisa FriedmanComments Off on Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits

The Biden-era limits were designed to reduce emissions of toxic pollutants, including a cancer-causing ingredient used in antifreeze and plastics.

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