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Vinyl Chloride Pollution Case May Settle

Jim Burke
November 25, 2008 18:35

Residents of, and visitors to, the Myrtle Grove Trailer Park in Plaquemine, Louisiana have negotiated a settlement worth about 2.5 million dollars because of the water contamination they were exposed to between 1997 and 2001.  Attorneys are representing about 4,700 people who are seeking...

Colorite Pays 1.3 Million Dollar Penalty

David Austin
September 22, 2008 20:11

Colorite Specialty Resins in Somerville, NJ manufactures polyvinyl chloride plastic and vinyl products.  The manufacturing process emits vinyl chloride, a chemical that the United States Environmental Protection Agency has classified as a Class A carcinogen.  Exposure to vinyl chloride...

Angiosarcoma Resources & Stories

David Austin
September 11, 2008 15:04

This week I have found a couple of posts from around the web: One is a a definition site, and you have to click through an ad to see the definition (so be warned).  The second is a nice blog that a family has put up and it includes some discussion about Angiosarcoma and their own family's...

Honeywell Settles For 6 Million Dollars

Jim Burke
August 12, 2008 17:58

Honeywell International has agreed to pay a five million dollar fine and another million dollar contribution to an air quality cleanup project because of it's illegal dumping of toxic chemicals into the sewer system of Phoenix Arizona.  Jet fuel and vinyl chloride were among the chemicals...

Angiosarcoma and the CDC: Article from 1974

David Austin
August 11, 2008 20:06

One of the first published articles connecting Angiosarcoma to Vinyl Chloride was recently republished.  The CDC is recognizing it's 50th anniversary and is periodically republishing  articles on several different subjects. Reprinted below is a report published February 9, 1974, which...

Will President Bush Sign Toxic Chemical Ban?

David Austin
August 09, 2008 19:13

President Bush has been sent legislation from the United States Congress that would eliminate the use of six phthalates -  toxic chemicals that are found in children's  toys.  Phthalates  are chemicals that are added to vinyl plastic to make the vinyl plastic flexible.  The...

Plastic Shopping Bags To Get More Expensive

David Austin
August 05, 2008 19:53

In the Punjab Region the decision has been made by the Punjab Environment Protection Department to increase the weight of polyethylene shopping bags.  The theory behind this is that, because of the extra weight of the bags, they will cost more to get and retailers will not be so willing to...

California Bill Would Phase Out PVC Packaging

David Austin
July 28, 2008 20:14

The bill, AB 2505 and sponsored by Californians Against Waste, is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee where it is expected to be opened in August.  The purpose of the bill is to phase out the use of toxic, non-recyclable PVC in packaging, to encourage recycling and to prevent...

12 More Years to Clean Up Military Base

David Austin
July 24, 2008 20:06

According to a plan put forth by environmental and military officials, it will take another twelve years to finish cleaning up the contamination of ground water near the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.  This extended time-line  for cleaning out the cancer-causing contamination was...

DOD and EPA Fight Over Military Base Cleanup

Jim Burke
July 03, 2008 20:20

Three military bases in the United States are caught in the middle of a battle between the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency about toxic waste cleanup.  The EPA is concerned that the chemical waste found at the three bases - Tyndall AFB in Florida, McGuire AFB in...