FRIDAY DATA DUMP: The EPA Is Chemically Castrated

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After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors
https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/new-mexico-duck-hunter-advisory-forever-chemicals/

Stretch of ocean closed in LA area with toxins, chemicals from fires a concern
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/28/beaches-sand-areas-closed-in-la-area-with-toxins-chemicals-from-fires-a-concern/

Concerns mount over chemicals from Niagara Falls Goodyear plant
https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/niagara-falls/concerns-mount-over-chemicals-from-niagara-falls-goodyear-plant/

Lawyers share findings on toxic chemical found in Henry County soil
https://fox4kc.com/news/lawyers-share-findings-on-toxic-chemical-found-in-henry-county-soil/

Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-norfolk-east-palestine-settlement-ce5af7aad2725a721ac4bc1d51667077

Two years after train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver cancer
https://whyy.org/segments/two-years-after-east-palestine-train-derailment-health-risks/

Ultra-processed food? Forever chemicals? Declining birth rates? What’s behind rising cancer in the under-50s?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/26/ultra-processed-food-forever-chemicals-declining-birth-rates-whats-behind-rising-cancer-in-the-under-50s

Study says children are getting sick and dying from exposure to plastics and chemicals
https://bgr.com/science/study-says-children-are-getting-sick-and-dying-from-exposure-to-plastics-and-chemicals/

Big warning for Irish parents as popular toy recalled for major ‘chemical’ risk
https://www.thesun.ie/money/14617451/urgent-warning-parents-toy-recalled-chemical-risk-ireland/

Kids' shoes sold on Temu found to contain banned chemicals
https://www.dublinlive.ie/whats-on/shopping/kids-shoes-sold-temu-found-30901462

Coca-Cola under investigation in the UK after urgent recall over chemical risks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/117796603.cms

Coca-Cola Recalls Drinks in Europe Due to High Levels of Harmful Chemical
https://greekreporter.com/2025/01/29/coca-cola-recall-europe-high-level-harmful-chemical/

Nitrate Might Be Lurking in Your Drinking Water
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/nitrate-might-be-lurking-your-drinking-water

Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it
https://carolinapublicpress.org/68167/chemical-dumped-nc-cities-haw-deep-rivers-toxic/

Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/chemours-pfas-pollution-lawsuit

Those harmed by ‘forever chemicals’ have six years to sue in NH, Lawmakers want more time
https://www.sentinelsource.com/state_news/those-harmed-by-forever-chemicals-have-six-years-to-sue-in-nh-lawmakers-want-more/article_848aa410-df34-11ef-936b-f3a795cca5de.html

Forever chemicals found in most tap water increase cancer risk by up to 33%
https://www.earth.com/news/forever-chemicals-in-tap-water-increase-cancer-risk-by-up-to-33/

Feds no longer planning on cleaning up harmful forever chemicals in drinking water
https://www.wsbtv.com/video/local-video/feds-no-longer-planning-cleaning-up-harmful-forever-chemicals-drinking-water/5391f989-1c6e-4a17-a86a-d1f3519ee148/

PFAS are in headlines again, but one regulation for these 'Forever Chemicals' might be forever off the table
https://www.ktnv.com/news/pfas-are-making-headlines-again-but-one-regulation-for-these-forever-chemicals-might-be-forever-off-the-table

Push to regulate 'forever chemicals' like GenX stalls as Trump scraps discharge limits
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/01/31/push-to-regulate-forever-chemicals-pfas-stalls-as-president-trump-scraps-draft-rules/78024393007/

Trump 2.0’s Deregulation of Chemicals Has Begun
https://newrepublic.com/post/190948/trump-epa-deregulation-chemicals

With Lee Zeldin tapped to head EPA, President Trump sets the stage for regulatory rollbacks
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2025/01/30/with-lee-zeldin-tapped-to-head-epa-president-trump-sets-the-stage-for-regulatory-rollbacks/

Lee Zeldin pursuing ’ambitious agenda’ as Trump’s EPA chief
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/lee-zeldin-pursuing-ambitious-agenda-as-trumps-epa-chief/video/227c8fded78d653b6288ba934c8bbaa4

EPA fires science advisers
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/epa-fires-science-advisers-00201156

Trump packs EPA with chemical, oil industry alumni
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5109157-trump-epa-ap
-chemical-oil-industry-ties/

Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back rules on toxic coal ash
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/power-companies-pressure-trump-epa-to-roll-back-rules-on-toxic-coal-ash

Kentucky, Indiana utilities push Trump’s new EPA chief for weaker pollution rules
https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2025-01-31/kentucky-indiana-utilities-push-trumps-new-epa-chief-for-weaker-pollution-rules

Duke Energy faces backlash after asking Donald Trump's EPA pick to halt environmental protections
https://www.wmnf.org/duke-energy-faces-backlash-after-asking-donald-trumps-epa-pick-to-halt-environmental-protections/

Will Trump dismantle the new EPA rule limiting a Cancer Alley pollutant?
https://lailluminator.com/2025/01/31/trump-cancer-alley/

Trump Unravels Biden’s Environmental Justice Policies, Eliminating Help for Black and Latino Communities Hurt Most By Pollution
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/trump-unravels-bidens-environmental-justice-policies-eliminating-help-for-black-and-latino-communities-hurt-most-by-pollution/

For Scientists Studying Environmental Health, Trump’s Diktats Are a Slow-Moving Disaster
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/trump-executive-orders-nih-nsf-funding-pause-freeze-environmental-health-climate-science-research-interview/

Trump EPA Gets Time to Respond in Challenge to Solvent Risk Plan
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/trump-epa-gets-time-to-respond-in-challenge-to-solvent-risk-plan

Trump’s order pausing pending rules, PFAS regulation mirror Project 2025
https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2025/01/29/trumps-order-freezing-pending-rules-pfas-regulation-mirror-project-2025/

New PFAS treatment facilities aim to clean North Carolina drinking water
https://www.wral.com/news/state/pfas-treatment-facility-drinking-water-forever-chemicals-nc/

Scientists Think This Oddball Organism Could Help Take the 'Forever' Out of Forever Chemicals
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a63596905/forever-chemicals-f11/

Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/01/29/polar-bear-fur-pfas/

Pine Trees Could Replace Petroleum in Your Couch, Scientists Say
https://scienceblog.com/553417/pine-trees-could-replace-petroleum-in-your-couch-scientists-say/

New Eco-Friendly Material Could Replace Petroleum-Based Plastics
https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=64166

New, low-cost plastic recycling process invented by LSU researchers
https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/01/31/low-cost-plastic-recycling-invention-lsu

Chemists Create Recyclable Alternative to Plastics Found in Tires
https://www.labmanager.com/chemists-create-recyclable-alternative-to-plastics-found-in-tires-33489