human health

April 20, 2022

“Silent Spring” and the Life Cycle of Emerging Contaminants

On the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carlson’s groundbreaking book “Silent Spring”, the world continues to struggle to manage the human health and environmental risks associated with newly discovered emerging contaminants. Continue reading

Climate Change, Consumer Law and Environment, Contamination, Emerging Contaminants, Groundwater, Sustainability, TSCA, Water

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April 5, 2021

Unexplained PFAS Contamination at Petroleum Spill Site Mystifies Environmental Regulators

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is continuing to investigate an unexplained source of per-fluorinated compounds (PFAS) contamination that may be associated with the deployment of a fire-fighting compound in response to a major gasoline release by the Colonial Pipeline system on August 14, 2020. Continue reading

Consumer Law and Environment, Contamination, Groundwater, Hazmat, Water

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December 13, 2016

EPA Publishes Proposed Rule to Ban Certain Uses of TCE

On December 7, 2016, EPA published a proposed rule to ban certain uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) under section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) due to risks to human health from those uses. Continue reading

Consumer Law and Environment, Hazmat, Toxic Tort, TSCA

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