Tag: Hazardous and Toxic Substances

What Are Burn Pits, and How Did They Harm U.S. Troops?

On bases established for America’s post-9/11 wars, the U.S. military’s trash was…

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Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast

BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked…

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Why Don’t Many Hotels Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms?

Diagnostic confusion also seemed to have played a role in the Sandals…

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Justice Dept. Will Investigate Environmental Racism in Houston

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department opened a wide-ranging investigation on Friday into…

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House Passes Bill to Expand Health Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make…

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Tattoo Artists Face a Grayer Palette in Europe

Along a bare torso and down a thigh, the sun glints through…

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As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’

SALT LAKE CITY — If the Great Salt Lake, which has already…

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Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides

The United States is among many countries that allow the chemical compound…

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India’s Toxic Air Pollution Prompts Supreme Court to Act

NEW DELHI — A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over…

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