Nearly a year after the fiery crash of a train carrying deadly chemicals, residents in and around East Palestine, Ohio, face uncertainty about a wide range of potentially serious health risks from exposure to chemicals including vinyl chloride and benzene.
Residents are unsure whether to stay and risk exposure to carcinogens that have blanketed the area and killed thousands of fish and...
Across the country, communities located near manufacturing and industrial sites face elevated risks of toxic exposure, putting nearby residents in greater danger for developing cancer and other serious health complications. Recent assessments by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and city officials in Houston confirm that families living near chemical plants in a Houston-area suburb are...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tough new regulations that would significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants.
The proposal targets facilities that produce the highly toxic chemicals ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene. The crackdown announced in April 2023 came nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported that an estimated 74 million...
Toxic air pollutants will be significantly reduced along a notorious stretch of land in Southeastern Louisiana known as Cancer Alley, following a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit. The area is home to dozens of chemical plants that release hazardous emissions into the air.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the settlement with German chemical company Evonik...
As cleanup efforts continue months after a freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns persist about toxic exposure from hazardous chemicals that leaked or burned following the accident.
Government officials have assured residents that the air and municipal water supply are safe, however, local residents have complained about a range of symptoms, including headaches, sore...
A life-threatening chemical fire at a Houston-area industrial plant is the latest example of the limits of government regulations to protect Americans from toxic exposure.
A recent joint investigation by Public Health Watch, the Texas Tribune and Grist details how Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) wracked up a long list of safety warnings and fines in the more than 15 years...
Much has been written about Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, a region comprising more than 100 miles along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. This stretch of land is home to many manufacturing plants and is known for high levels of air pollution. As a result of that pollution, it is also known for higher-than-normal rates of cancer, respiratory diseases and birth defects. Recent...
Many consumers are concerned about how pervasive plastic is in our environment. And health officials around the world say these concerns are warranted. Plastics and the chemicals used to create them have been linked with disruption of the endocrine system, reductions in immunity, and organ damage.
The lead author of the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, Philip Landrigan, said,...
About 47 million people in the United States use gas stoves and ovens, which a recent study shows could be leaking chemicals that harm health even when the appliances are turned off.
For the study, researchers from the nonprofit energy science and policy research institute PSE Healthy Energy investigated residences in California to determine how much impact residential gas appliances...
A dozen U.S. refineries exceeded the federal government’s limits for acceptable levels of benzene emissions last year. Of the refineries that violated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) limit on acceptable levels of benzene emissions, five are located in Texas and four are in Louisiana.
According to data collected by the EPA, benzene pollution at some refineries has...
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