Tag: Environmental health
EPA chief reinstates science advisory board he dismantled
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed...
India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K
NEW DELHI — Doctors in India are fighting a fatal fungal infection affecting COVID-19 patients or those who have recovered from the disease amid...
1 dead, 6 sickened in Indiana; carbon monoxide suspected
LEXINGTON, Ind. — A woman died and six other people, including three children, received medical treatment after apparently being sickened by carbon monoxide fumes...
1 dead, 6 sickened in Indiana; carbon monoxide suspected
<p>LEXINGTON, Ind. — A woman died and six other people, including three children, received medical treatment after apparently being sickened by carbon monoxide fumes...
As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an e-mail telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later,...
As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an e-mail telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later,...
Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some say yes
<p>NEW YORK — As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency.</p>
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Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some say yes
NEW YORK — As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency.
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