Former Wayne County landfill listed as site of PFAS contamination, marking 300 sites in Michigan
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) last week announced that the groundwater near a former Wayne County Landfill remained contaminated by PFAS, marking 300 sites within the state contaminated by “forever chemicals.
Trump's executive orders take aim at environmental justice measures: What it means
Presidents Clinton, Biden issued orders aiming to correct environmental injustice. On Monday, President Trump issued orders revoking those efforts.
FDA moves to ban Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals
FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red 3 causing cancer applied to humans, officials said their hand was forced by a law requiring the agency to pull additives that are cancerous in animals.
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New report scrutinizes lobbyists working for NW Natural gas and for public health, climate groups
Watchdog groups are calling for the state to require more transparency from lobbyists who work for both fossil fuel companies and governments and environmental groups fighting against climate change.
Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact
The United States will be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the US. Here’s what studies show about more common dyes
Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, yellow dye No. 5 and others.
Two Industry Executives Join E.P.A. to Help Oversee Chemical Rules
Nancy Beck and Lynn Ann Dekleva worked in the first Trump administration, where they fought chemical restrictions.
Cancer Risk Prompts FDA Ban of Red Dye from Food and Ingested Drugs
The FDA issued a ban on the use of red dye No. 3 in food and beverage products and ingested drugs. The synthetic dye has been linked to cancer in animal studies and was banned more than 30 years ago in cosmetics and topical drugs.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US
The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
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US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.
Environmentalists say Trump's energy order would subvert the Endangered Species Act
Trump declared an energy emergency via executive order earlier this week amid a promise to “drill, baby, drill.”
Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people
Exposure to food from farms that use the sewage sludge can raise a person’s risk of developing cancer or other health conditions, it said. Under certain conditions, the human health risks from sludge used on farms are “several orders of magnitude” above what the EPA considers acceptable, the agency said.