Category: EPA

Documents Show Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks After 9/11/2011

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Anthony DePalma ProPublica In the dark and uncertain days after Sept. 11, 2001, the sight of thousands of shaken New Yorkers returning to their apartments, offices and schools in Lower Manhattan seemed to signal a larger return to normalcy. Now new documents have emerged showing that federal officials in Washington and New York went further … Continue reading Documents Show Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks After 9/11/2011

Flood Surge Raises Fear Of Montana Oil Pipleline Rupture Spread – Same Pipeline Shut Down In May 2011For Safety Reasons

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By MATTHEW BROWN LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Crews cleaning up an oil spill on the Yellowstone River faced difficult conditions today as the scenic waterway rose above flood stage and stoked fears that surging currents could push crude into undamaged areas and back channels vital to the river’s prized fishery. Conditions on the swollen Yellowstone have … Continue reading Flood Surge Raises Fear Of Montana Oil Pipleline Rupture Spread – Same Pipeline Shut Down In May 2011For Safety Reasons

Congresswoman Urges FDA to Ban Triclosan

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House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise M. Slaughter and two colleagues asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban triclosan due to the hazards that this chemical poses, including antibiotic resistance and potentially leading to higher health care costs, citing both Beyond Pesticides and Food and Water Watch along with other environmental groups. Rep. … Continue reading Congresswoman Urges FDA to Ban Triclosan

Nuclear Safety: What is America Doing?

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NATION WITHOUT NUCLEAR: The crisis in Japan has focused U.S. attention on nuclear power and its discontents. What would happen if the nation took these concerns to their logical extreme: Could the nation simply do away with nuclear? Nowhere is that question more relevant than it is in Vermont. That state gets one-third of its … Continue reading Nuclear Safety: What is America Doing?

Webinar: Simplifying TRI Form R Reporting

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Webinar: Simplifying TRI Form R Reporting Join us for a complimentary educational webinar to learn about this year’s updated TRI Form R reporting requirements and how to simplify your reporting process. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN The Challenges of Form R Reporting Common Form R Errors New Chemicals Added to TRI List TPQ Adjustments Best Practices … Continue reading Webinar: Simplifying TRI Form R Reporting

BP’s Safety Drive Faces Rough Road

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By GUY CHAZAN - Wall Street Journal Associated PressA BP operation in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's North Slope.   Bob Dudley, the new chief executive of BP PLC, has vowed to change the safety culture of the accident-prone oil giant in the wake of the deadly explosion and spill at one of its wells … Continue reading BP’s Safety Drive Faces Rough Road

Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash Hazard Free Webinar

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This webinar will focus on the causes and consequences of arc flashes, the role of PPE (and FR clothing in particular), and recent and pending changes to NFPA 70E.  Working around electricity can be the most dangerous part of any job, and the effects of not performing the job safely can be life-altering. This webinar … Continue reading Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash Hazard Free Webinar

9/11 responders demand justice from Congress

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RT filmed this emotional footage of 9/11 first responders pouring their hearts out at a speech just blocks away from where the twin towers fell. The rally was in response to Congress defeating a federal bill that would have provided billions of dollars in health care for those sickened by toxins released by the collapse … Continue reading 9/11 responders demand justice from Congress

Job Opening! Environmental Engineer – AG State of Illinois- Chicago

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Title: Environmental Engineer Division: Environmental Enforcement and Asbestos Litigation Bureau: Environmental - Chicago The Environmental Engineer conducts investigations of alleged violations of the Environmental Protection Act and rules/regulations adopted pursuant to authority provided under the statutes. The Environmental Engineer shall: participate in meetings and discussions with defendants to develop technical compliance plans to address and … Continue reading Job Opening! Environmental Engineer – AG State of Illinois- Chicago

U.S. regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals

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This summer, when Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks, the company blamed elevated levels of a chemical in the packaging. Dozens of consumers reported a strange taste and odor, and some complained of nausea and diarrhea. But Kellogg said a team of experts it hired determined … Continue reading U.S. regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals

OpEd – Media Contributes to Victim Mentality as Gulf Struggles

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We have no idea how much oil is flowing into the Gulf of Mexico as result of the April 20 explosion of the BP Transocean/Deepwater Horizon. We do know eleven men died there. There is no doubt that the environmental devastation is the worst this country has ever experienced, and there is no end in … Continue reading OpEd – Media Contributes to Victim Mentality as Gulf Struggles

Exxon Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews

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They called it the "Valdez crud," but it was more than a cough and diarrhea. "We thought it was a flu that was going around and every­body kept getting it," said Merle Savage, who was general foreman of the cleanup crews of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound. Instead, the … Continue reading Exxon Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews