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"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
US imports of paraquat, a pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, have climbed sharply even as dozens of countries ban it.
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts
The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concer...
www.thenewlede.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
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NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?
Storymap
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Brazil suspends oil sales to U.S.!
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
Brazilian energy companies suspend oil exports to US due to potential 50% tariffs - GlobalData
Brazilian energy companies suspend oil exports to US due to potential 50% tariffs
www.globaldata.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Brazil suspends oil sales to U.S.!
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
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Read our full report co-published with @insideclimatenews.org that looks at HON plants and the people they impact.
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions - Inside Climate News
Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that frequently violate their permits.
insideclimatenews.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Read our full report co-published with @insideclimatenews.org that looks at HON plants and the people they impact.
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
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Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions.
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.
grist.org
July 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions.
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
In the 1980s, we had an anti-incineration slogan: "Reduce, Reuse, Repackage."
The first R is REDUCE!!! For some reason, most people forget that one, even though it is the easiest one to accomplish.
Doesn’t take any effort to say no to the plastic Pepsi bottle, or keep the laptop you have. Easy peasy!
Doesn’t take any effort to say no to the plastic Pepsi bottle, or keep the laptop you have. Easy peasy!
July 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In the 1980s, we had an anti-incineration slogan: "Reduce, Reuse, Repackage."
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Anyone else hearing too much “recycle and reuse” and not enough “56 companies cause over 50%” of plastic pollution?
June 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Anyone else hearing too much “recycle and reuse” and not enough “56 companies cause over 50%” of plastic pollution?
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Luckily, archive.org has a snapshot of the entire website including downloadable reports.
web.archive.org/web/20250000...
web.archive.org/web/20250000...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Luckily, archive.org has a snapshot of the entire website including downloadable reports.
web.archive.org/web/20250000...
web.archive.org/web/20250000...
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BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
Recent toxics industry news....
University of Goteburg scientists found "a hidden mix of 80 chemicals" in a single plastic pellet, making recycling dangerously unpredictable.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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University of Goteburg scientists found "a hidden mix of 80 chemicals" in a single plastic pellet, making recycling dangerously unpredictable.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Recycled plastic is a toxic cocktail: Over 80 chemicals found in a single pellet
Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make cu...
www.sciencedaily.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Recent toxics industry news....
University of Goteburg scientists found "a hidden mix of 80 chemicals" in a single plastic pellet, making recycling dangerously unpredictable.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
(1/5)
If you want to see more such stories, please give us a like and/or follow.
University of Goteburg scientists found "a hidden mix of 80 chemicals" in a single plastic pellet, making recycling dangerously unpredictable.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
(1/5)
If you want to see more such stories, please give us a like and/or follow.
New video on our FencelineData.org partnership, and how to use this innovative resource. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMiE.... @ujdp.bsky.social.
Until Justice Data Partners. Datakind. Public Health Watch. Material Research L3C. A collaboration for open access information.
Until Justice Data Partners. Datakind. Public Health Watch. Material Research L3C. A collaboration for open access information.
FencelineData.org Introductory Video
YouTube video by Until Justice Data Partners
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June 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New video on our FencelineData.org partnership, and how to use this innovative resource. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMiE.... @ujdp.bsky.social.
Until Justice Data Partners. Datakind. Public Health Watch. Material Research L3C. A collaboration for open access information.
Until Justice Data Partners. Datakind. Public Health Watch. Material Research L3C. A collaboration for open access information.
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The EPA just withdrew a complaint against a major Trump donor -- GEO Group, which runs ICE detention facilities. The company was spraying a disinfectant without proper protection onto beds and into *microwaves*; detainees reported skin rashes + difficulty breathing www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
EPA Drops Legal Case Against the GEO Group, a Major Trump Donor, Over Its Misuse of Harmful Chemicals in ICE Facilities
A complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that on more than 1,000 occasions in 2022 and 2023, the GEO Group had its employees use the disinfectant, which causes irreversible eye damage ...
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The EPA just withdrew a complaint against a major Trump donor -- GEO Group, which runs ICE detention facilities. The company was spraying a disinfectant without proper protection onto beds and into *microwaves*; detainees reported skin rashes + difficulty breathing www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Fossil fuel companies have long distorted facts and blocked climate action to protect profits. But one alleged criminal conspiracy takes it further: hacking emails of UCS staff and others working to hold them accountable for their role in climate change. Read @kathymulvey.bsky.social's new blog:
The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns
The alleged scheme involved hacking into the email accounts of staff members at UCS and several other public interest organizations.
blog.ucs.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fossil fuel companies have long distorted facts and blocked climate action to protect profits. But one alleged criminal conspiracy takes it further: hacking emails of UCS staff and others working to hold them accountable for their role in climate change. Read @kathymulvey.bsky.social's new blog:
The shadow EJScreen tool is here: screening-tools.com/epa-ejscreen. Cheers to the data scientists who brought it back.
April 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The shadow EJScreen tool is here: screening-tools.com/epa-ejscreen. Cheers to the data scientists who brought it back.
Terrific new resource on plastics and toxic pollution from our friends at Defend Our Health.
@rommwatt.bsky.social
bigeasymagazine.com/2025/04/02/f...
@rommwatt.bsky.social
bigeasymagazine.com/2025/04/02/f...
First-of-Its-Kind Comprehensive Database Highlights Dangers of Plastic Production from Start to Finish - Big Easy
A new Plastic Production Database offers a comprehensive overview of the production process for the six most common plastics. The web tool supports a
bigeasymagazine.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Terrific new resource on plastics and toxic pollution from our friends at Defend Our Health.
@rommwatt.bsky.social
bigeasymagazine.com/2025/04/02/f...
@rommwatt.bsky.social
bigeasymagazine.com/2025/04/02/f...
U.S. petrochem is increasingly dominated by foreign investment and export-orientation.
For example: PVC #plastics exports may exceed domestic consumption for the first time in 2025.
U.S. PVC manufacturers' HQs are in Mexico (Orbia), Taiwan (Formosa), Korea (Shintech) and the U.S. (Occidental).
For example: PVC #plastics exports may exceed domestic consumption for the first time in 2025.
U.S. PVC manufacturers' HQs are in Mexico (Orbia), Taiwan (Formosa), Korea (Shintech) and the U.S. (Occidental).
March 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
U.S. petrochem is increasingly dominated by foreign investment and export-orientation.
For example: PVC #plastics exports may exceed domestic consumption for the first time in 2025.
U.S. PVC manufacturers' HQs are in Mexico (Orbia), Taiwan (Formosa), Korea (Shintech) and the U.S. (Occidental).
For example: PVC #plastics exports may exceed domestic consumption for the first time in 2025.
U.S. PVC manufacturers' HQs are in Mexico (Orbia), Taiwan (Formosa), Korea (Shintech) and the U.S. (Occidental).
Way to go WIRED! Hopefully NGOs will follow their lead and share what they have obtained. So much FOIA'd information to share, needed now more than ever.
In partnership with @freedom.press, WIRED will make all of its FOIA-based reporting free to access for anyone. Public records should be public, and I hope to see more outlets follow suit:
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Way to go WIRED! Hopefully NGOs will follow their lead and share what they have obtained. So much FOIA'd information to share, needed now more than ever.
"Our actions will also reignite American manufacturing, spreading economic benefits to communities" - EPA's destroyer, Lee Zeldin.
Interesting word choice.
Before EPA, rivers caught fire from pollution; lead & asbestos filled our homes and schools.
For all its imperfections, EPA saves lives.
Interesting word choice.
Before EPA, rivers caught fire from pollution; lead & asbestos filled our homes and schools.
For all its imperfections, EPA saves lives.
March 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Our actions will also reignite American manufacturing, spreading economic benefits to communities" - EPA's destroyer, Lee Zeldin.
Interesting word choice.
Before EPA, rivers caught fire from pollution; lead & asbestos filled our homes and schools.
For all its imperfections, EPA saves lives.
Interesting word choice.
Before EPA, rivers caught fire from pollution; lead & asbestos filled our homes and schools.
For all its imperfections, EPA saves lives.
Nova Chemicals, one of the world's biggest producers of polyethylene plastics, is assuming a new identity.
The new entity is called Borouge Group International. It is a joint venture of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Austria's OMV.
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
The new entity is called Borouge Group International. It is a joint venture of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Austria's OMV.
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
Nova Chemicals to be purchased as part of international corporate merger
Nova Chemicals is set to have a new owner following Tuesday’s announcement the company will be purchased as part of a corporate merger.
www.theobserver.ca
March 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nova Chemicals, one of the world's biggest producers of polyethylene plastics, is assuming a new identity.
The new entity is called Borouge Group International. It is a joint venture of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Austria's OMV.
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
The new entity is called Borouge Group International. It is a joint venture of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Austria's OMV.
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
Way "to go", College of the Atlantic! We're proud to have two COA alums and a part-time professor on our team!
www.mdislander.com/news/environ...
www.mdislander.com/news/environ...
College of the Atlantic is first U.S. school to fully eliminate disposable plastic foodware in retail dining
BAR HARBOR — A reusable to-go ware program launching at College of the Atlantic this winter is set to keep over 50,000 pieces of disposable plastic out of the waste
www.mdislander.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Way "to go", College of the Atlantic! We're proud to have two COA alums and a part-time professor on our team!
www.mdislander.com/news/environ...
www.mdislander.com/news/environ...
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MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Our maps are like grandma's Thanksgiving recipes — once they're printed, they're not changing. The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest.
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Our maps are like grandma's Thanksgiving recipes — once they're printed, they're not changing. The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest.
EPA's EJScreen tool vanished this morning. Stay tuned for replacements from open data allies.
February 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
EPA's EJScreen tool vanished this morning. Stay tuned for replacements from open data allies.
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I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts…
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January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts…
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