Environment Archives - Public Health Watch

States Move to Regulate Toxic Chemicals; Federal Government Still Far Behind

by Lauren Berryman/Investigative Reporting Workshop May 10, 2022May 12, 2022

Massachusetts is one state that has seen sizable reductions in chemical use and disposal as a result of a 1989 law that strongly encourages companies to cut back on toxic substances.

Why Regulations Aren’t Responsive: Formaldehyde Assessment Released Years After Completion

by Liz Borkowski/The Pump Handle April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Koch-Owned Plant Finds Legal Ways to Pollute

by Public Health Watch and Investigative Reporting Workshop February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

While ExxonMobil Touts Net-Zero Promise, Its Huge Plastics Complex in Texas Goes Online

by Julie Dermansky January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Flaring at Gulf Coast Plastics Plant Alarms Neighbors, Signals Growth in Polluting Projects

by Julie Dermansky December 20, 2021January 12, 2022

Iowa’s Toxic Brew

by Mark Schapiro December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Cancer Cases in Kids Are Rising. Some Experts Blame Toxic Chemicals.

by Jim Morris and Lauren Berryman December 3, 2021January 8, 2022

Radio Special: How Policy Shortfalls Contribute to Preventable Heat Deaths on the Job

by Texas Standard November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

Small Plant, Big Polluter

by Public Health Watch and Investigative Reporting Workshop November 2, 2021January 11, 2022

Women

‘The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies’ — Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer

by Kelly Kennedy/The War Horse October 15, 2021October 15, 2021