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EPA Once Planned to Ban a Deadly Paint-Stripping Chemical, But Will It Follow Through?

EPA Once Planned to Ban a Deadly Paint-Stripping Chemical, But Will It Follow Through?

By Jamie Smith Hopkins It might be surprising to learn that simply removing paint could be fatal, but the key ingredient in many paint-stripping products has felled dozens of people engaged in this run-of-the-mill task. In the waning days of the Obama administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to largely ban paint strippers […]

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    22 of America’s Biggest Air Polluters

    22 of America’s Biggest Air Polluters

    By Jamie Smith Hopkins To see one of the country’s largest coal-fired power plants, head northwest from this Ohio River city. Or east, because there’s another in the region. In fact, nearly every direction you go will take you to a coal plant—seven within 30 miles. Collectively, they pump out millions of pounds of toxic […]