Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical

Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical

The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer accused of releasing high levels of a likely carcinogen from its Louisiana plant, according to two people familiar with the plans. The government filed the lawsuit during the Biden administration after regulators determined that chloroprene emissions from the Denka Performance Elastomer plant…

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Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

A Texas county is taking steps to declare a state of emergency and seek federal assistance over farmland contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals,” as concerns grow over the safety of fertilizer made from sewage. Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, has been roiled since county investigators found high levels of chemicals called PFAS, or per-…

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Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists

Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists

President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many of whom worked in his first administration to weaken climate and pollution protections. Lee Zeldin, Mr. Trump’s choice to lead the E.P.A., has little experience with environmental policy. He will be…

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Two Chemical-Industry Officials Expected to Help Oversee E.P.A. Chemical Rules

Two Chemical-Industry Officials Expected to Help Oversee E.P.A. Chemical Rules

A former chemical-industry executive who fought against stronger regulations under the first Trump administration is returning to take critical roles at the Environmental Protection Agency, two people with knowledge of the appointment said, raising concerns of corporate influence on chemical safety regulations. Nancy B. Beck, a toxicologist and former executive at the American Chemistry Council,…

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