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• New Rules Seek To Keep Farm Workers Safe From Pesticide Side Effects

  September 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Newly updated EPA regulations seek to protect U.S. farmworkers from pesticide exposure and side effects.

• Phthalate Exposure Could Increase Risk of Miscarriage: Study

  September 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that exposure to common chemicals used in plastic manufacturing could increase the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women.

• First Trial Underway in DuPont C-8 Exposure Lawsuit

  September 15, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The first DuPont C8 chemical spill trial is underway in Ohio in a case involving a woman who claims exposure to the chemical caused her to suffer kidney cancer.

• Some Insecticides May Impair Brain Development In Young Children: Study

  July 17, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  Some insecticides may inhibit child brain development when exposed in utero, according to the findings of a new study.

• Douching Risks May Include Exposure to Phthalates, Harmful Chemicals: Study

  July 16, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study reveal that douching may raise the levels of some harmful chemicals in women.

• Study Links ALS Risk to Formaldehyde Exposure On-the-Job

  July 14, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds potential links between formaldehyde exposure at work and an increased risk of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

• Plastic Chemicals May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure: Study

  July 13, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study suggest that some chemicals used in plastics can increase the risk of high blood pressure.

• DuPont Named ‘Severe Violator’ By OSHA After Texas Herbicide Factory Deaths

  July 10, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  DuPont has been fined $273,000 and placed on an OSHA list for severe safety violators, which will open the company's facilities to increased inspections to ensure safety standard compliance.

• CSX Train Derailment, Fire In Tennessee Leads To Thousands of Evacuations

  July 6, 2015

  Russell Maas

  An investigation is underway after thousands had to be evacuated due to a CSX train derailment which unleashed hazardous chemical smoke.

• New Federal Rules To Reveal Ingredients of Controversial Fracking Fluids Blocked By Judge

  June 26, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Rules that would have revealed the contents of fracking fluids used on public lands have been stalled by a federal judge for at least another month.