EPA Failed to Enforce Benzene Limits on Oil Industry: OIG Report
A government oversight report indicates that that the EPA's benzene emission regulations are extremely insufficient, and that the agency has failed to enforce even those weak rules.
A government oversight report indicates that that the EPA's benzene emission regulations are extremely insufficient, and that the agency has failed to enforce even those weak rules.
Researchers noted that particulate matter air pollution from agriculture and wildfires are linked to the highest increases in the long-term risk of dementia
Researchers found that lung cancer patients exposed to wildfires faced a 43% increased risk of death within the first three months following surgery
The chemical irritant acrolein is known to cause breathing problems, eye and nose irritation, and may damage the linings of the lungs, researchers warn.
Federal guidelines for some types of air pollution levels have not changed for over 50 years, researchers noted.
The EPA has proposed new ethylene oxide emission standards after investigations into leaks of the sterilizing gas at facilities nationwide revealed higher cancer risks than previously believed.
Researchers warn that levels of benzene from gas stoves may exceeded health safety standards, even hours after they are turned off
The study calls for more research into whether abandoned oil and gas well emissions pose a health risk to millions of people who live near them across the U.S.
Polluters often set up shop near communities with large populations of people of color, leading to minorities being disproportionately affected by unhealthy levels of air pollution, the study indicates
While the agency has agreed to review oil and gas air pollution regulations, the consent decree does not require the EPA to make the fixes environmental groups desire.