Missouri State

As environmental concerns continue to take center stage, more and more companies are finding themselves facing scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, from a risk management perspective, environmental compliance is more important than ever in 2024—and this is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.

Environmental Compliance in 2024: What Does it Take to Avoid Triggering EPA Scrutiny?

The Hill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency order Tuesday to remove from the market a pesticide linked to fetal damage, its first such action in nearly four decades. In a statement, the EPA said exposure to the pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known DCPA or dacthal, can affect fetal thyroid...

EPA issues emergency order to halt use of dangerous pesticide

West Virginia State

WashingtonExaminer

West Virginia and 24 other states are asking the Supreme Court to stall a Biden administration rule forcing fossil fuel plants to cut carbon emissions, spotlighting the Environmental Protection Agency once again. There are now eight emergency applications challenging the EPA’s rule that would force coal- and gas-fired power plants to limit carbon emissions beginning […]

States and business groups chart another Supreme Court challenge to EPA emissions rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is auditing renewable fuel producers for possible fraudulent use of unsustainable feedstocks in biodiesel production. Leah Douglas reports for Reuters. In short:. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun auditing renewable fuel producers over concerns that some companies may be fraudulently using unsustainable feedstocks like...

EPA investigates biofuel fraud concerns

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, in partnership with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, hosted a 2-day workshop aimed at raising awareness on how lifestyle choices can mitigate the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In short:. The workshop points to nutrition and a healthy diet (including...

NIH spotlights ways to reduce harm from personal exposure to toxic chemicals

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Eleven popular avocado oils recently tested have detectable levels of phthalates, according to a new report from Mamavation. Partnering with EHN.org, the environmental wellness blog and community had 11 avocado oils tested by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-certified lab and found levels of phthalates ranging from 76 parts per billion to 56,808 ppb. Five of the 11 brands had levels lower than 800 ppb.

Phthalate chemicals found in popular avocado oils

Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay are facing breeding issues, possibly linked to a decline in their primary food source, Atlantic menhaden. Timothy B. Wheeler reports for Bay Journal. In short:. Researchers found that ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay have a lower reproductive rate, with many nests failing to produce young,...

Osprey nests in Chesapeake Bay face new challenges

Thermochemical recycling can be used to process mixed plastics from healthcare waste safely and efficiently, according to researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where the technology was developed. Based on a steam cracking process, the technique can recycle medical waste that is currently being incinerated or ending up in landfill and convert it into new plastic products that meet the highest purity and quality requirements.

The ‘Sledgehammer’ Approach to Recycling Medical Plastics

Illinois State

The revival of decades-old herbicides like 2,4-D and dicamba is causing extensive damage to trees and plants across Illinois, posing risks to ecosystems and human health. Michael Hawthorne reports for Chicago Tribune. In short:. Scientists and volunteers have found herbicide drift damaging trees, flowers and other plants in various Illinois...

The resurgence of old weedkillers harms Illinois trees and plants

A new generation of apps is rescuing perfectly good food from landfills, making it available at a fraction of the retail price at restaurants and grocery stores. Michael J. Coren reports for The Washington Post. In short:. Food waste apps like Flashfood and Too Good To Go connect users to...

How to save money and fight food waste

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

Cultural clashes between Taiwanese managers and American workers are hindering efforts to expand chip manufacturing into the United States. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is one of the world’s most valuable companies, producing unfathomable numbers of advanced computer chips the modern world relies on. Most of them are produced in a single factory in Taiwan, […]

Why the US chip manufacturing industry has struggled to ramp up in Arizona

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Guardian reported Sunday that officials in the United Kingdom are being urged to keep the booze industry “at arm’s length” as they reconsider liquor policy guidelines to lower alcohol-related deaths after the country broke records and achieved a grim milestone of 10,000 alcohol-related fatalities. The Institute...

‘The Fox Should Not Be in Charge of the Henhouse’: Government Shies Away from Big Liquor as it Reconsiders Health Guidelines

Canada will invest $12 million over the next decade to study potential contaminants from oilsands operations affecting Indigenous communities in northern Alberta. Mia Rabson reports for The Canadian Press. In short:. Indigenous leaders have sought funding for over 30 years to investigate health impacts from oilsands pollution. Past studies identified...

Canada funds long-awaited health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

Microplastics, found in air, water and food, are raising concerns about their potential health impacts as research into their presence in human tissues increases. Mike Stobbe reports for Associated Press. In short:. Microplastics, breaking down from petroleum products, have been detected in many human tissues, sparking concern about their potential...

Understanding microplastics and their potential health impacts

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US agency shields polluters while toxic waste festers

Faulty reports issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are helping polluters dodge cleanup costs and deny compensation to victims living near...

US agency shields polluters while toxic waste festers

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