Kennedy silent after 10,000 federal health workers laid off amid sweeping HHS cuts https://www.byteseu.com/892655/ #Cancer #Children'sHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #Health #PublicHealth #toxics
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Restart of Three Mile Island reactor fuels debate over energy demand and safety https://www.byteseu.com/883202/ #ClimateChange #Energy #EnvironmentalHealth #PublicHealth #toxics
How deregulation and climate change threaten maternal health across the U.S. https://www.byteseu.com/865003/ #ChemicalRegulation #Children'sHealth #Climate #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #GlobalWarming #PublicHealth #toxics
USDA shuts down two food safety committees, raising concerns about oversight https://www.diningandcooking.com/1949098/usda-shuts-down-two-food-safety-committees-raising-concerns-about-oversight/ #ChemicalRegulation #Children'sHealth #food #PublicHealth #toxics
Trump administration closes environmental offices, reshaping federal policy https://www.byteseu.com/725036/ #AirPollution #Cancer #Children'sHealth #environment #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #SoilPollution #toxics #WaterPollution
EPA staff face pressure to resign as Trump reshapes environmental agency https://www.byteseu.com/723088/ #AirPollution #Children'sHealth #ClimateChange #environment #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #toxics #WaterPollution
https://www.europesays.com/1828588/ Trump administration closes environmental offices, reshaping federal policy #AirPollution #cancer #Children'sHealth #Environment #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #SoilPollution #toxics #WaterPollution
https://www.europesays.com/1818504/ Italy failed to protect residents from toxic waste, European court rules #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #italy #PublicHealth #toxics #WaterPollution
"Ashley Furniture spokespeople said the company follows all laws and regulations for furniture manufacturing."
This is a reminder that the "laws and regulations" just define the worst you can do without criminal or civil penalties.
The laws and regulations do not mean that it is safe. Just that the company cannot be held accountable for their actions if they follow "all laws and regulations"
#toxics hide behind regulations strongly influenced by industry
#formaldehyde #HazardousExposures #ChemicalPollution in your home (or car/suv/truck/van)
Just one more piece of evidence about how trustworthy the industry's claims of safety are:
Maybe the precautionary principle is a good idea? If you don't look for toxic consequences, you won't find them. And "complying with all requirements and laws" doesn't mean risks have been adequately assessed.
The Guardian · High levels of weedkiller found in more than half of sperm samples, study finds
I continue to be amazed at the advances in toxicology, and all of the unexpected and unintended health and environmental impacts.
And bewildered at the opposition to the #precautionaryprinciple . Although, I guess, we have private profits at risk if we apply that, and, hey, the costs are socialized (one way or another)
https://www.sciencealert.com/common-plastic-additive-linked-to-autism-and-adhd-scientists-discover
ScienceAlert · Common Plastic Additive Linked to Autism And ADHD, Scientists DiscoverThe number of kids being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen sharply in recent decades, and a new study points to the common plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) as a potential reason...