by Elena Bruess | Mar 8, 2026 | Big Oil, Carcinogens, Donald Trump, EPA, News, Texas, toxic substances control act
For the past four years, Jackie Medcalf has been testing the groundwater in northwest Houston where, decades ago, a dry cleaning facility had, over time, dumped hazardous chemicals used in the dry cleaning process into the stormwater drain, ditches and alleyways. The chemicals eventually seeped into the groundwater and migrated west to the community of Cyprus, where Medcalf and her team at the…
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by Brian Bienkowski | Jan 16, 2026 | American Chemistry Council, Chemicals, Deregulation, EPA, GOP, Lobbyists, News, PFAS, Public Health, Republicans, Revolving Door, toxic substances control act, Workplace Safety
In a widely anticipated move, House Republicans released a draft bill that would roll back several provisions in the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the stated goal of bolstering manufacturing and innovation. The bill would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a federal law under which the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluates chemicals to make sure human and…
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