tag | chemicals
September 13, 2023 | 2:51 PM
Chemical companies to pay Pennsylvania $100 million for PCB contamination
PCBs were banned in 1979 for their potential dangers to human and environmental health.
February 18, 2023 | 9:43 AM
Risks for chemical spills are high, but here’s how to protect yourself
Some residents have reported headaches and rashes in the aftermath of the incident
August 4, 2022 | 5:11 AM
EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk to people living near plants in Pennsylvania and other states
Ethylene oxide is used to clean everything from catheters to syringes, pacemakers and plastic surgical gowns.
March 21, 2022 | 5:25 AM
How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll
Protecting people’s health has a consequence: The technology most effective at removing PFAS contributes to the carbon footprint.
June 10, 2021 | 5:27 AM
Push is on for national PFAS drinking water standard
“PFAS is a sinister and pervasive threat to our families’ health, a drag on local, state and national economies, and a problem that will not go away on its own.”
July 14, 2020 | 1:37 PM
Governor Tom Wolf backs petrochemical tax break bill in Pennsylvania
The legislation has high-profile support from traditional Republican allies and traditional Democratic allies.
July 13, 2020 | 5:38 AM
Vetoed petrochemical tax break bill revived in Pennsylvania
The replacement legislation differs in some ways from what the Democratic Governor Tom Wolf vetoed in March
November 20, 2019 | 8:09 AM
Toxic PFAS chemicals, found across Pennsylvania, get the Hollywood treatment
Dark Waters dramatizes the true story of a former corporate lawyer who exposed the effects of toxic PFAS chemicals discharged into a creek in West Virginia.
November 13, 2019 | 5:42 AM
DEP names Bergey’s Tires as source of PFAS contamination in Bucks County private wells
The agency has been investigating the drinking water in Bucks County communities since 2016.
