Dichloropropene is an abundant pesticide used on crops across the United States to control pests.  From peanuts to potatoes, dichloropropene is used as a fumigant which both deteriorates in the soil and disperses into the air before seeds can be planted.  Recently, dichloropropene has been featured in the news regarding the EPA’s updated risk assessment. […]

A group of U.S. representatives is advocating for the inclusion of measures to prevent PFAS use in forthcoming stimulus legislation intended for COVID-19 relief. 

Newly released documents further exemplify the White House’s priority of relaxing regulations related to PFAS. 

Exposure to certain chemicals could put human beings at greater risk for infection by the new coronavirus and its disease COVID-19. 

Drinking water in four towns in Pennsylvania has been contaminated with “forever chemicals.”

October saw yet another continued increase in the reported number of suspected vape-related illnesses and deaths around the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control ordered an increase in its vaping product testing.

Testing conducted in multiple US states in 2019 has revealed that water sources such as rivers, creeks and even wells are polluted with chemicals proven harmful to humans and animals alike.

The EPA recently pledged to reduce “requests for and funding of” chemical testing studies conducted on mammals by 30% by 2025, according to a US News & World Report article.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke and signed a directive in September 2019 calling for the reductions, which he said are a part of a larger plan to completely forgo the practice historically decried by animal rights activists by the year 2035.