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• Gov. Christie attacked New Jersey’s environment as much as NJEA

  Governor Chris Christie is dismantling 30 years of environmental protections through a series of budget cuts, Executive Orders, Red Tape reviews, transition reports, privatizations, and DEP reorganization. He has become a climate skeptic, (would) repeal the Highlands Act, eliminating programs and cutting substantial funding for initiatives dealing with greenhouse gases and climate change. The only […]

• New Jersey. C8 update: Chemical found in N.J. water supply

  The good folks at New Jersey Public Television have a new story out about sampling results that found troubling levels of C8 in at least one local water supply. You can watch correspondent Ed Rodgers’ report online, and here’s a quick summary: The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has been sampling 31 different public water […]

• Maine: Contaminants of Emerging Concern

  Many common synthetic chemicals, which were not recognized as pollutants in the past, are now being detected in aquatic ecosystems throughout the world, where they are accumulating in the tissues of wildlife and humans. Those “contaminants of emerging concern” persist in the environment along with the more traditionally monitored persistent pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), […]

• Ohio: Study links C8, changes in puberty age

  Read study here Mid-Ohio Valley teenagers who were exposed to DuPont Co.’s C8 pollution experienced a four- to six-month delay in puberty, according to a new study that adds to the growing concerns about potential health effects of chemicals that have been widely used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. Members of the C8 Science Panel […]

• Lots of plastic, but little is known about its effect

  Plastics are everywhere, and many of our foods and beverages are packaged in plastics. We store and reheat leftovers in plastics. Even the Teflon that coats our nonstick cookware is a type of plastic known as a polymer. Scientists at Tufts University say that trace amounts of plastics are transferred, or migrate, into our food […]

• Minnesota: Air base tests for pollution in residential drinking water

  DULUTH, MINN. — 18 families living on or near Duluth’s Martin Road could now be questioning the safety of their drinking water. Yesterday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sent letters to the families describing a potentially dangerous chemical that could be leaking from Duluth’s Air National Guard Base. Perfluorochemicals, or PFCs are a family of […]

• PFOA: Professional ski-waxers have higher levels in their bodies

  Watching our nation’s top skiers fly down the slopes during the Winter Olympics was inspiring. However, I was less than inspired to find out ski wax contains toxic and persistent chemicals that may harm a woman’s ability to give birth to a healthy child. A study published in February 2010 in Environmental Science & Technology […]

• New Jersey: DuPont settles case for $8.3M

  PENNSVILLE TWP. – A preliminary $8.3 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving a group of Salem County residents and the DuPont Chambers Works over claims a chemical from the plant has tainted local drinking water. The initial settlement, approved by the United States District Court in Camden, stems from complaints […]

• PFOA: 5 toxics that are everywhere: Protect yourself

  Excerpt: Is enough being done to protect us from chemicals that could harm us? Watch “Toxic America,” a special two-night investigative report with Sanjay Gupta M.D., June 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN) — A growing body of research is linking five chemicals — among the most common in the world […]

• Minnesota: Volume of wasted water in 3M cleanup operation concerns city, county officials

  The good news is that groundwater in Washington County is being cleaned up. The bad news is that the cleanup effort will consume more water — up to 9.2 million gallons a day — than Woodbury and Cottage Grove, combined, typically use on a winter day. The two cities are asking if there is some […]