March 13, 2024 Across the country, communities located near manufacturing and industrial sites face elevated risks of toxic exposure, putting nearby residents in...
Tag: benzene exposure
Fears Confirmed: Life Near Chemical Plants is Dangerous
February 29, 2024 Life near industrial manufacturing facilities is dangerous to your health. Recent studies by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the city...
Industries in EPA Crosshairs for Cancer-Causing Chemicals
January 18, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tough new regulations that would significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants....
‘Cancer Alley’ Polluter Agrees to Reduce Toxic Emissions
January 3, 2024 Toxic air pollutants will be significantly reduced along a notorious stretch of land in Southeastern Louisiana known as Cancer Alley,...
Chemical fires, toxic contamination expose limits of EPA regulation
December 13, 2023 A life-threatening chemical fire at a Houston-area industrial plant is the latest example of the limits of government regulations to...
What Are the Dangers of Benzene? FAQs About Benzene
February 1, 2022 In March of this year, pharmaceutical testing company Valisure announced it discovered that 78 sunscreen products on the market contain...
Sunscreens and Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals: What You Need to Know
January 6, 2022 Independent laboratory Valisure recently announced that it discovered the known carcinogen benzene in 78 sunscreens and after-sun products, including popular...
New EPA Rollbacks Threaten Benzene Exposure
November 17, 2021 When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was first established under the Nixon Administration in 1970, it was tasked with...
The Great Smog of Donora – An Incentive for Clean Air Reform
October 27, 2021 Seventy-two years ago, today, an environmental disaster in the State of Pennsylvania shocked the nation. A yellow blanket of smog...
