Colorado is the first state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana. In 2013, it became the first state to allow anyone over 21 to buy marijuana for recreational and above 18 for medicinal purposes. With the legalization of marijuana, naturally, the government instilled rules, regulations, and laws for public health safety. In July 2021, Colorado […]

In October 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reformulated and streamlined gasoline testing blends to no longer require gasoline producers to meet a set of standards known as “Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) – controlled RBOB”, which includes aromatics. Testing cut eleven parameters, that were previously evaluated utilizing the Complex Model by the EPA, […]

What is Climbazole and How is it Used in Cosmetic Products? Climbazole is an additive and antifungal agent used in over-the-counter shampoos, conditioners, lotions, and face washes to treat human fungal skin infections like eczema and dandruff. Dandruff is suffered by as much as half of the population and about one in every ten individuals […]

What is Griseofulvin and what is it used to treat? Griseofulvin has earned a spot on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1962 under the drug class of antifungal agents. This medicine is utilized for the treatment of a number of […]

What is Lanolin and Where is it Extracted? The history of lanolin dates back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks who first discovered that the water used to wash wool contained a valuable oil-like substance, called lanolin. This oil is derived from sheep’s skin that it meant to condition and guard their wool from […]

In this post we explore The definition of groundwater The rising water table Sea Level’s effect on the water table Sources of Groundwater Whether groundwater is naturally contaminated How much groundwater is contaminated? Ways groundwater can be polluted Ways to test and determine groundwater safety What is Causing Rising Groundwater? There are several different reasons […]

A company in Freeport, Illinois is being sued by the state Attorney General as a result of a hydrochloric acid spill that effected a nearby neighborhood, and possibly some waterways. 

In October 2020, the EPA issued a new round of dicamba regulations. Already, a group of environmental and farmers groups have challenged these new regulations in court, just as they did in 2018. In that prior lawsuit, the Ninth Circuit vacated three dicamba registrations and in June of this past year, the lawsuit settled. Now […]

What is the California Ban on Toxic Chemicals in Makeup and Why is it Important? California has set a new standard for chemical use in makeup, hair, and beauty products with its introduction of the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. According to a beauty and personal care study completed by AlixPartners, 72% of respondents, regardless of age, […]

Recent explosive testing led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) marked a major step in the pathway to creating a future with fewer chemical threats. The test which took place in the Indianapolis metro area “collect[ed] more than 250 hours of daily life background atmospheric data across five neighborhoods that helped train algorithms to […]