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 […]
Up to 412,000 deaths a year in the U.S. can be attributed to lead exposure, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet Pubilc Health. Of that figure, exposure to the toxic metal may be an “important, but largely overlooked” risk factor behind the 256,000 annual cardiovascular disease deaths in the country, the […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing major changes to Obama-era coal ash disposal regulations, seeking to give states and utilities more leeway in how they dispose of coal ash, which can contain highly toxic substances such as arsenic, mercury and lead. The Scott Pruitt-led agency claims that the proposal, if finalized, can save […]
By Jake Johnson As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the leadership of Scott Pruitt moves to make it easier for big industry to dump dangerous chemicals into the nation’s air and water, the agency announced late Monday that it is dissolving a program that funds studies on the effects of pollution and chemical […]
By Bob Schildgen Hey Mr. Green, Do you recommend any dryer sheets or liquid fabric softeners for clothes? — David in Brentwood, New Hampshire Having never used such products myself, I turned to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which is a great source for information. The EWG’s highest recommendations for dryer sheets are Grab Green […]
On Tuesday, a trial over Minnesota’s $5 billion lawsuit against manufacturer 3M Company—the biggest environmental lawsuit in state history—was set to begin with jury selection. But on that very same day, the Maplewood-based manufacturer agreed to an $850 million settlement, finally putting an end to eight years of litigation over the water pollution case. The […]
By Scott Faber A rash of product recalls, government warning notices and contaminated cosmetics may finally push Congress to give our broken cosmetics law a makeover. This month, a key Senate committee announced a bipartisan plan to consider cosmetics reform legislation this spring and work for its passage by the full Senate this year. Since […]
Microplastics can really be found everywhere, even in the stomachs of creatures living deep underwater. Marine scientists from the National University of Ireland (NUI) in Galway found the plastic bits in 73 percent of 233 deep-sea fish collected from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean—one of the highest microplastic frequencies in fish ever recorded worldwide. For the […]
By Nikolaos Zirogiannis, Alex J. Hollingsworth and David Konisky When Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast in August 2017, many industrial facilities had to shut down their operations before the storm arrived and restart once rainfall and flooding had subsided. These shutdowns and startups, as well as accidents caused by the hurricane, led to a […]
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