Category Archives: Testing
The damage the BP oil spill caused to fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico may be even more devastating than previously thought – and the recovery may be much longer and more difficult than expected. New groundbreaking research from the University of California Davis reveals that fish embryos that absorbed oil and were then exposed to sunlight “physically disintegrated” in a phenomenon known as phototoxicity. The alarming study, and its [...]
Read More »Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), a national leader on energy and the environment, calls it “appalling.” And he’s right. In yet another “adding insult to injury” moment for Gulf Coast residents who continue to limp toward recovery, BP and other responsible parties are appealing multiple citations from the Interior Department alleging offshore safety violations in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP’s audacity in refusing to accept any scintilla [...]
Read More »Thanks to courageous regulators in Colorado, the American public will get its first real look behind the curtain at the closely held “chemical recipe” used by natural gas drillers in the highly controversial extraction process known as fracking. The increasingly widespread practice – involving the high-pressure injection of water, sand and a secret mix of toxic chemicals deep into the ground to release natural gas – has been tied to [...]
Read More »There’s something very wrong with the water in Pavillion, Wyoming. It reeks of chemicals. Local health officials warned residents not to drink it after the EPA found pollution in their wells. Some residents have reported health problems – shortness of breath, nausea, itchy skin and rashes, headaches and dizziness – consistent with chemical poisoning. So what’s causing all the trouble in this tiny ranching town? According to a bombshell EPA [...]
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