Chlorpyrifos pesticide banned in the US as too hazardous for human health
The United States follow the European Union’s example in banning the chlorpyrifos pesticide, a hazardous chemical for the development of children.
US companies allowed to violate pollution laws during the coronavirus pandemic
The Environmental Protection Agency in the US has announced a temporary suspension of the enforcement of environmental pollution laws.
A leaked climate change report by US federal agencies proves inconvenient truths for Trump
The US Climate Science Special Report conclusively demonstrates that the climate changes we’ve been experiencing for years isn’t just a phase. The draft document was prepared by 13 federal agencies and hasn’t received US President Donald Trump’s approval for official publication but was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January and recently published by
PFASs, what are the harmful chemicals contained in thousands of consumer products
Many consumer products such as textiles and leather products, firefighting foams, cleaning products and pesticides contain PFASs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), known in the United States as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Cookware, carpets, fabrics for furniture and even paper packaging for food also contain these chemicals. Used in manufacturing due to useful
Volkswagen has cheated us all: the environmental damage the fraud has caused
“If Volkswagen cheated in America, couldn’t it do so somewhere else?” wondered Luca Poma in his article published a couple of days ago on the scandal of the German car manufacturer. Just a few hours later, the confirmation. The scandal on VW cheating emissions tests involves 11 million cars marketed all over the world since
Volkswagen cheated on US emission rules with 482,000 diesel cars
Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, has falsified the emissions data of diesel cars sold in the United States, in order to elude tests of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The accusation, confirmed by Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, has been made by the EPA in reference to vehicles sold in the US between