Industry groups said the E.P.A. had exceeded its authority in requiring the drinking-water cleanup. The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to cancer and health risks.
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PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds
A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination.
There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’
Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver.
New E.P.A. Rules Aim to Minimize Damage From Chemical Facilities
The rules require facilities to explicitly address threats such as wildfires or flooding, including those linked to climate change.
North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.
Tracking the Chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment and Fire
Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants
The rule would chiefly affect plants along the Gulf Coast, the Ohio River Valley and in West Virginia.
Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants
The rule would chiefly affect plants along the Gulf Coast, the Ohio River Valley and in West Virginia.
EPA to Restrict Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
The government will strictly limit in drinking water two chemicals that are ubiquitous in modern society but are linked to a range of health effects.