Toxic threats
It’s up to us to protect our ecosystems and communities from toxic chemicals.
Most of the 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States have been put into use without testing long-term consequences for the environment, or their impacts on our health. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate those we know are dangerous, and stop using any that are damaging healthy ecosystems. And if an industry makes a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should be the ones to pay for cleaning it up.
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Updated 2023 mid-hurricane season resource guide: data, resources & interview opportunities
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. This resource guide can help members of the media cover it more thoroughly and accurately.
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The new Grand Canyon National Monument will protect water, wildlife and cultural sites from uranium mining.
Has PFAS contaminated your beach?
As summer kicks into high gear and more families are hitting lakes and beaches around the country, the last thing on their minds is potential dangers lurking in the water.
Major PFAS manufacturer will pay more than $10 billion for clean-up
A major chemical company and producer of PFAS “forever chemicals”, 3M agreed to a $10.3 billion settlement with public water utilities last Thursday.
New map shows top 10 toxic water polluters in California
LOS ANGELES --Just 10 facilities are responsible for nearly all of the reports of toxic substances dumped into California waterways in 2020. These serial polluters are spotlighted in a new interactive map released Tuesday by CALPIRG Education Fund and Environment California Research and Policy Center. Derived from the groups’ 2022 Wasting Our Waterways report, the new map shows the oil refineries and other facilities that told the EPA they collectively spewed more than 2.3 million pounds of toxic industrial water pollution in 2020. The waterways bearing the brunt of this pollution include parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.