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To clean approximately 1,300 hazardous sites, the US reinstated Superfund taxes
Two long-expired excise levies on 42 chemicals and products derived from them are being reinstated by the US government. More than 1300 polluting sites in the US will be decontaminated with the help of the anticipated $14.4 billion (£12 billion) in revenue.
The "Superfund&quo...
VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC BURN PITS ARE HELPED BY LAWMAKERS
Senators in the Senate achieved a bipartisan deal on Wednesday to expand health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to harmful substances while serving in the military.
By increasing eligibility for benefits to approximately 3.5 million men and women, ...
MEPs demand that dangerous "forever compounds" be regulated more quickly
MEPs have expressed alarm about the degree of pollution of some hazardous chemicals throughout Europe, leading requests to accelerate the implementation of so-called "forever chemicals" limits.
Forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have e...
Brussels Addresses Hazardous Chemicals
The European Commission is working to address the use of hazardous chemicals in a wide range of products as part of the bloc’s Sustainable Products Initiative.
The Commission is seeking to ban toxic substances despite the increased warnings from industry that it might confli...
Investors Pushing World's Leading Chemicals Companies Over Harmful substances
Investors having control of 4.1 trillion dollars of assets are pushing the world's biggest chemical giants to cut the production of hazardous substances that remain in the environment. These substances have been proven to cause serious health problems.
23 investors including Storebr...
The airport updates the PFAS
During a workshop on Thursday, the Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission looked back at the problems they had with polyfluoroalkyl compounds and to future approaches. Assistant airport manager Geoff Freeman said he attended a conference on emerging environmental threats in Washington, D.C., he...