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chemical-safety
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app.buzzsumo.compolitics4 days ago
U.S. chemical accidents rose 51% from 2021 to 2025, analysis finds
A non-profit review of federal data shows chemical releases, injuries and deaths increased as the administration moves to roll back 2024 safety rules. The changes target requirements for detection systems, backup measures and emergency planning at more than 12,500 facilities.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewtechnology8 days ago
Chemical accidents rose 57 percent from 2021 to 2025
Accidents involving dangerous chemical releases increased from 83 to 131 over five years. Injuries and deaths from those incidents rose from 60 to 89 during the same period.
focustaiwan.twscience11 days ago
New study finds fluazinam exposure linked to brain development changes in rats
Researchers re-analyzed a 2005 study on the fungicide fluazinam and reported six statistically significant effects on offspring brain development that the original report did not identify. The pesticide received EU approval in 2008 and remains under review for renewal.
science29 days ago
New Zealand Reports Potential Explosive Chemicals at Shackleton and Scott Huts, Plans Removal Next Summer
A report presented to Antarctic Treaty nations states that picric acid and peroxide crystals inside two historic huts may pose explosion hazards. Mitigation measures are in place and removal is planned for next summer.
swissinfo.chpolitics41 days ago
EPA Expands List of Non-Animal Testing Methods and Streamlines Nominations for Chemical Assessments
The Trump administration announced two steps on June 2, 2026, to expand non-animal chemical testing methods and invite new nominations under TSCA and FIFRA. The EPA aims to end all mammalian animal testing by 2035.
Nbc Newsworld42 days ago
Six Dead After Chemical Tank Rupture at Washington Paper Mill
Two chemical incidents in the last week prompted renewed attention to federal oversight gaps. A tank implosion killed workers at a Washington paper mill, while a damaged tank triggered a multiday evacuation in Southern California.
politics43 days ago
Chemical Plant Incidents Prompt Review of Federal Safety Rules
Two chemical releases at industrial sites in California and Washington displaced thousands and killed 11 people. Federal regulators are considering changes to accident-prevention requirements adopted in 2024.
revolver.newspolitics43 days ago
Chemical Tank Ruptures in California and Washington Kill at Least Nine Workers
A damaged methyl methacrylate tank in Garden Grove, California, and a fatal explosion at a Longview, Washington paper mill have drawn attention to chemical storage risks at U.S. industrial sites.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewworld49 days ago
Cunnamulla State School Closed After Potential Mercury Exposure
Queensland authorities closed Cunnamulla State School on Tuesday while investigating reports that students brought a substance containing mercury to the campus. Several people were taken to hospital as a precaution and a building has been cordoned off.
abcnews.go.comworld51 days ago
Southern California Chemical Tank Prompts Evacuations Near Garden Grove
More than 40,000 residents near Garden Grove were ordered to leave after a storage tank at an aerospace facility began showing signs of failure. Officials said the tank holds up to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate and could leak or explode.
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The Guardianscience62 days ago
Trump Administration Moves to Rescind 2024 Ethylene Oxide Emission Rules
The administration plans to rescind regulations issued in 2024 that required cuts of about 90 percent in emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical used to sterilize medical devices. Recent research found the gas is about 60 times more carcinogenic than previously estimated in 2006.