Recent warnings from a federal health agency that exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may worsen outcomes from COVID-19 are driving new calls for EPA regulation of the chemicals in products, though one researcher says states are more likely to act than the Trump administration.
As the novel coronavirus continues to rage like a wildfire across the planet, its devastating toll has left many asking whether climate change — another multifaceted phenomenon with global reach — has played a part in spreading, even triggering, the pandemic.
If there’s one thing the Trump administration is really good at, it’s denying science.
Nine months after U.S. regulators found an industrial “forever chemical” in chocolate cake at levels some 250 times higher than federal recommendations, nearly three dozen independent scientists from 11 countries are warning that inadequate global regulations of chemicals in food packaging pose a growing risk to human health.
The new rule would limit the kinds of scientific studies the agency could use in support of future regulations. In short, in order for EPA to take a study’s finding into account when developing a regulation, the researchers would need to have made all the data in that study available to the public.
Who can blame a parent for wanting to avoid introducing their kids to toxins? The anxious parents know there are chemicals that could harm their kids everywhere — in toys, clothing, crib mattresses, pacifiers, diaper cream.
Your baby’s car seat, your upholstered furniture, your household electronics, and even some of the foods you eat could harbor toxic chemicals dangerous to children.
When Angela Ramirez was 38, she felt a slight pain in her chest. At first she thought she had pulled a muscle, but when it didn’t go away, Ramirez went to her doctor, who diagnosed her with stage 2 breast cancer.