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Turning Up the Heat II: Exposing the continued failures of the manufacturers thermostat recycling program
A manufacturer-run program for collecting mercury thermostats is failing to keep the toxic heavy metal out of the trash—and the environment. Turning Up The Heat II estimates that, at most, the industry recycling program has captured 8% of mercury thermostats coming out of service in the past decade. This has resulted in the disposal of over 50 tons of mercury into the environment, which can expose people to the neurotoxin through fish consumption.
Toxic Tykes? Dolce & Gabbanas Baby Fragrance Idea Stinks
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics seeks to stop the sale of baby perfume made with chemicals that may harm children
In response to Dolce & Gabbanas (D&G) announcement that it would soon launch a baby perfume, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is calling on the company, as well as Proctor & Gamble, which manufactures and distributes D&G products in the U.S., to reverse course and halt the development and sale of its baby perfume amid concerns about toxic chemical exposures. Fragrances are likely to contain chemicals that that may contribute to diseases later in life, including breast cancer, obesity, infertility, asthma, allergies and more.
Michigan Leaders React to Gov. Snyder’s Budget Presentation
LANSING – Following today’s budget presentation by Gov. Rick Snyder, leaders from labor, progressive, and non-profit organizations issued the following responses:
Clean Energy Advocates Expose Coal Ash Discovery on Michigan State University’s Campus
Advocates calling on campus administration to properly dispose of toxic materials and retire MSU’s coal plant to prevent future instances of coal ash contamination
EAST LANSING – Members of Clean Energy Now called on Michigan State University’s (MSU) administration to retire its coal plant and properly dispose of the coal ash excavated from construction sites, at a press conference Wednesday in East Lansing. According to a report to the Department of Environmental Quality, it shows a discovery of toxic coal ash was first made in October 2007 during an excavation of West Auxiliary Drive (now Recycling Drive).
Press Conference to Highlight MSU’s Continuing Coal Ash Dangers
Report to Department of Environmental Quality identifies toxics buried at campus construction site
LANSING – Members of the Clean Energy Now coalition will host a press conference tomorrow at Michigan State University to urge school officials to not only safely dispose of coal ash excavated from a construction site at the university, but also to retire the coal plant that created the ash and still supplies electricity to the campus.
PA DEP Keeps Homeowners in the Dark on Water Testing Policy, Abruptly Cancels Meeting with Environmental Groups
PA DEP’s failure to explain their water testing policies and use of suite codes continues to leave concerned public demanding answers
Harrisburg, PA – Mystery, questions and concern continue to surround Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) water testing and reporting policies related to suspected impacts from Marcellus Shale natural gas operations. These issues were originally revealed in the Kiskadden vs. PADEP deposition of Taru Upadhyay, technical director of DEP’s Bureau of Laboratories—and described widely in subsequent news stories regarding the use of suite codes, which result in only partial test results being sent to homeowners.