Chemical Safety

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April 19, 2024

Earth Day Is a Day to Celebrate the Environmental Progress We’ve Made in Recent Years

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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April 3, 2024

A Triumph and Disgrace: The Very Slow Road to Banning Asbestos

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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June 27, 2023

EPA Must Protect Communities from Sterilizer Plants’ Carcinogenic Emissions

Guest Commentary

Smoke from chemical fire in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina

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May 31, 2023

EPA: Don’t Delay Strong Rules to Help Prevent Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

UCS

March 1, 2023

Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

February 7, 2023

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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October 6, 2022

What is Ethylene Oxide? Answers to Your Questions about the Cancer-Causing Chemical

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

US Fish and Wildlife

September 22, 2022

Why Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Still Resonates Today

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

A grey sky blends with clouds of emissions from a petrochemical plant in Detroit, MI, seen through a chainlink fence

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September 14, 2022

Ethylene Oxide at the Intersection of Climate, Environment, and Social Justice

UCS Science Network

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August 19, 2022

Will the Biden Administration’s Chemical Disaster Rule Finally Make Communities Safer?

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

A refinery in Delaware City is shown with one of its vents blasting fire

Sarah Bucic

June 29, 2022

Healthcare Professionals Ask EPA to Protect Frontline Communities

UCS Science Network

Sun either rises or sets above or below a complicated-looking facility on a river in Tempe, Arizona

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March 18, 2022

Your Voice Is Needed as EPA Updates its Rule on Risk Management of Chemical Facilities

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

a woman stands at a window, cleaning. she is wearing protective equipment: gloves, goggles, and a mask.

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July 26, 2021

Protecting Our Families’ Health, Protecting Our Future: The LUCIR study

UCS Science Network

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July 15, 2021

The Little Chemical Agency That Could…and Should Do More to Prevent Chemical Disasters

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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January 15, 2021

5 (Recent) Actions That Epitomize Andrew Wheeler’s Caustic Chemical Safety Legacy

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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December 4, 2019

Communities Face Harm When the EPA Dismantles Chemical Safety Protections

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

Pixnio

November 15, 2019

The Terrible Thing about EPA’s Restricted Science Rule that We Aren’t Talking About

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

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September 24, 2019

By Phasing Out Animal Testing, the EPA Could Turn You into the Guinea Pig

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

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June 10, 2019

Under Our Noses: PFAS Contamination in Southern Colorado

UCS Science Network

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November 27, 2018

EPA Chemical Office Nominee Alexandra Dunn Must Prioritize Science and Public Health

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

Ken Wright/Air Force

November 1, 2018

PFAS Contamination on Military Bases Is A Scary Reality—And For Me, It’s Personal

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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August 21, 2018

The EPA’s Proposed Chemical Disaster Rule is a Disaster in the Making

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Courtesy of STEEP, photo by A. Fox.

July 27, 2018

Federal Health Study on Drinking Water Contaminants Calls into Question Safety of Nation’s Drinking Water Supply

UCS Science Network

The Chevron Richmond refinery fire in August 2012.

June 13, 2018

Contents Under Pressure: Speak Out Against EPA Proposed Chemical Facility Safety Rollbacks That Put Communities at Risk

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor