The Latest On: Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals
July 5, 2020
| In the News: CBS Denver
Colorado Health Department’s Water Sampling Finds Water Sources With ‘Forever Chemical’ Levels
Rebecca Curry, Policy Advocate, Earthjustice: “Instead of comparing water samples against the EPA’s outdated PFAS health advisory, Colorado should follow the lead of other states and adopt stronger protections given the significant toxicity of these man-made ‘forever chemicals’ even at low levels of exposure.”
July 2, 2020
| Explainer
How Big Oil is Using Toxic Chemicals as a Lifeline – and How We Can Stop It
July 1, 2020
| In the News: Chemical & Engineering News
New U.S. Limit on Lead Dust Not What The Doctor Ordered
Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Earthjustice: “EPA’s own modeling shows that a child in a house that meets the new standard will have a 9.8% chance of posting a blood lead level over 5 ug/dL and consequently up to a 32% chance of losing two or more IQ points.”
June 28, 2020
| Press Release
Groups Petition USDA to Ban Mass Burial, On-Site Incineration of Factory-Farmed Animals During Pandemic
June 24, 2020
| In the News: The Guardian
U.S. Moves To Exempt Companies From Reporting Harmful Chemical Releases
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “It’s pretty clear that Congress set a 100 pound threshold because they’re concerned about very small amounts of these chemicals being released without people knowing about it. We know that PFAS at 1 teaspoon in an Olympic size swimming pool can have health effects.”
June 8, 2020
| In the News: Bloomberg Green
This Plastic Mega-Factory Is a $10 Billion Bet on a Single-Use Future
