The nationβs health secretary announced that he planned to invite scientists to provide answers by September, but specialists consider that target date unrealistic.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his pledge to discover the reason for the increasing rates of autism during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.
Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey Countyβs agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce.
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agencyβs climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
Axel Rudakubana on Monday admitted committing the deadly attack last July. Officials later said he had been referred to a government counterterrorism program three times before his rampage.
Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced questions from the Senate Thursday.
Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: βWind will get through every crack.β
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds βby several orders of magnitude,β the agency said.
Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the worldβs first case of widespread industrial pollution.
Dr. Vivek Murthyβs report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
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