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WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed rule (link is external) removing a loophole that has allowed companies to shirk their obligation to report the toxic “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS under the Toxics Release Inventory.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation approve increase in waste disposal allowed from Tennessee Valley Authority despite public wanting low emissions

Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 18, 2022 -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer

WASHINGTON – Just 44 facilities reported discharges of the toxic “ forever chemicals ’ known as PFAS, despite the existence of almost 30,000 potential dischargers , according to new reporting from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Data specialists working with two databases, one familiar and one little-known, have uncovered how companies may be able to hide releases of the family of toxic PFAS chemicals. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox details the data revelation and explores how journalists may make use of the Chemical Data Reporting service’s datasets for their own stories.

Yale SOM’s Frank Zhang and Jacob Thomas suspected that firms might increase their pollution when they’re struggling to meet earnings targets—and in new research, they and their co-authors found that indeed they do. What surprised them was who was most likely to engage in this pattern: the firms with a history of environmental responsibility. TheYale SOM’s Frank Zhang and Jacob Thomas suspected that firms might increase their pollution when they’re struggling to meet earnings targets—...

Yale SOM’s Frank Zhang and Jacob Thomas found that firms might increase their pollution when they’re struggling to meet earnings targets—and that firms with a history of environmental responsibility are most likely to engage in this pattern.

How to find out if a facility near you is emitting ethylene oxide, what the risks are, and how you can get involved to protect public health

Representatives for the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Baldwinsville are disputing an environment group’s recent claims that the facility is the top polluter to a nearby watershed.

Texas is the state most responsible for discharging toxic pollutants into streams, rivers and lakes, a report from Environment America finds.