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THREAD: Over a yr ago, I broke the news that EPA had moved--after intense lobbying by chemical industry--to significantly narrow the way it will evaluate health threat presented by some of most toxic chemicals to decide if they should be banned/restricted. nyti.ms/2JmSxGU
Today, a federal appeals court in California ruled that the EPA move was illegal. nyti.ms/2JmSxGU
The case is not likely over. But this federal appeals court ruling asserts the EPA must consider "legacy uses" of chemicals, meaning even if a certain use has been discontinued, it must be considered, when evaluating risks associated with other continuing uses of a chemical
This is a big deal. Chemical safety impacts every American, every day.
Here is a bit more background on the matter, a piece from late 2017 nytimes.com/2017/10/21/us/…
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Hard to image this happened. But here is a group of kids back in 1982--including disabled children--being sprayed with a PFAS-based firefighting foam at a US Air Force base near Philadelphia, a chemical now associated with a range of serious health consequences including cancer
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