Much to the chagrin of Nevada’s governor, Steve Sisolak, a half metric ton of plutonium arrived in Nevada from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina sometime recently, he just doesn’t know exactly when.
The state of Nevada fought long and hard to keep the plutonium out of the area where it’s ...
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Groundwater in 22 States Contains Arsenic and Other Deadly Contaminants
A recent publication indicates that United States utility companies in 22 states have reported nearby groundwater contamination. Many of those utility companies have been discovered to have coal-ash pollution so severe that cleanup plans have been mandated. But the question remains, how long do ...
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Unsafe Water Has Families Worried in Michigan (and Small Towns Everywhere)
Safe drinking water is a bipartisan issue. Environmental concerns in the news affect us all because we share the same address: Anytown, America. There should be nothing political about safe drinking water. Yet, with local, state and federal agencies regulating something as important as drinking ...
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3M Fighting to Avoid Liability and Hoping to Save Billions
3M is already facing several multi-million dollar lawsuits due to contamination of the water supply in various parts of the United States. The chemical industry giant is in headlines again this week as it wages an aggressive campaign to put off new regulations and avoid paying possibly billions of ...
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Deal Reached Between N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and Chemours
Chemours is a company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware that makes GenX chemicals. GenX is a chemical process that is used to create polymers that are resistant to solvents, acids, and bases.
Do you have a non-stick skillet in your kitchen? It’s made with Teflon, one of the most well-known ...
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Settlement Negotiation Tips
Filing a personal injury claim is far from easy. If you were injured or a loved one was killed due to someone else’s egregious negligence, especially if you were harmed by toxins in your environment, the process of filing a claim and eventually receiving monetary compensation for losses is time ...
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Injuries after a Medication Is Approved by the FDA
Once the FDA puts its stamp of approval on a prescription or over-the-counter medication, it’s completely safe to use, right? Wrong. Even after a substance has passed all of the clinical safeguards, adverse reactions may still show up later. These should be reported to the FDA, and a defective drug ...
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Forbes Street Residents Waiting for Answers About Niagara Sanitation Landfill
This article reprinted from wivb.com, by Jenn Schanz
A quick drive along Forbes Street near the North Tonawanda-Wheatfield border, and it's clear that residents there want answers.
The quiet residential street is lined with "Toxic Waste" signs. Cory D'Agostino's is probably the biggest.
A ...
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Dangerous Diabetes Drugs, FDA Warns
We hear the long list of possible side effects of certain FDA-approved drugs on TV commercials so often that we become insensitive to the seriousness of the issue of dangerous drugs.
There’s a real threat out there according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and people with Type 2 ...
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Contaminated Water in Florida May be Linked to Cancer
In March 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) release a report which revealed that chemicals known to cause cancer, including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and/or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), were found in groundwater at Florida's Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
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