Landfills May Release Large Amounts of PFAS “Forever Chemicals” As Air Pollution, Study Warns
Previously unidentified gases released from waste disposal sites may be a major pathway for introducing toxic PFAS into the environment.
Previously unidentified gases released from waste disposal sites may be a major pathway for introducing toxic PFAS into the environment.
Plant has received 112 violation notices since 2019, with more than 90 of the Tesla air pollution problems occurring in 2022 and 2023.
New EPA benzene air pollution enforcement efforts come after environmental lawsuits helped bring more facilities into compliance, report finds
Ruling comes after Sterigenics reached a $400 million settlement with residents and workers exposed to increased cancer risks following ethylene oxide leaks.
California has experienced a record-breaking number of days where residents were exposed to both wildfires and extreme heat due to the effects of climate change, researchers found.
More stringent ethylene oxide standards were enacted last year, following a number of factory leaks that put workers and nearby residents at risk.
A leak from a Sterigenics plant in Illinois resulted in a $400 million ethylene oxide exposure lawsuit settlement agreement last year for nearby residents, due to serious health risks
A class action lawsuit has been filed against CSX after a Kentucky train derailment just before Thanksgiving exposed area residents to harmful chemicals and gases.
Individuals living around the Mt. Holly Century Aluminum plant near Goose Creek, South Carolina indicate the area was covered in alumina dust because of repeated failures of the smelter's emission control system.
Researchers called for changes in Pennsylvania regulations to stop the use of PFAS in fracking chemicals.