In a final ruling announced Friday, the Food and Drug Administration is pulling from the market a wide range of antimicrobial soaps after manufacturers failed … FDA bans antibacterial soapsRead more
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Hundreds of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Pollute Americans’ Bodies
Hundreds of cancer-causing chemicals are building up in the bodies of Americans, according to the first comprehensive inventory of the carcinogens that have been measured … Hundreds of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Pollute Americans’ BodiesRead more
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Texas Floods Sending Toxic Fossil Fuel Runoff into Public Waters
Recent flooding in Houston has sent crude oil and toxic chemicals into Texas waterways, and residents and experts say regulators are not doing enough to … Texas Floods Sending Toxic Fossil Fuel Runoff into Public WatersRead more
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How to keep toxic chemicals out of your home
Chemicals in commercial products are not rigidly regulated in the United States, which is why consumers need to be smart about what they bring into … How to keep toxic chemicals out of your homeRead more
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Flint Residents May Have Been Drinking PFCs in Addition to Lead
RESIDENTS OF FLINT, MICHIGAN, who drank lead in their water may also have been exposed to perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, according to a report from … Flint Residents May Have Been Drinking PFCs in Addition to LeadRead more
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How DuPont Slipped Past the EPA
MIKE ROMINE GREW UP in Blennerhasset, West Virginia, not far from DuPont’s Parkersburg plant. Throughout his childhood and young adulthood, Romine was probably exposed through … How DuPont Slipped Past the EPARead more
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The Case Against DuPont
WHEN JEROMY DARLING WAS 26, he worked in a warehouse that was so big he rode a bike to get around it. One day, as … The Case Against DuPontRead more