#GE should pay B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO

#GE should pay $22B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO

“GE should pay $22B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO” General Electric should foot the bill for the estimated $22 billion it would cost to rehabilitate a 200-mile-long stretch of the Hudson River due to the company’s decades-long contamination of the New York state waterway, according to an environmental group. Scenic Hudson, the Hudson…

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#EPA proposal would ban asbestos in bleach, brake pads

#EPA proposal would ban asbestos in bleach, brake pads

“EPA proposal would ban asbestos in bleach, brake pads” The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. The proposal marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a…

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#Old Spice, Secret deodorant sprays recalled over cancer-causing chemical

#Old Spice, Secret deodorant sprays recalled over cancer-causing chemical

“#Old Spice, Secret deodorant sprays recalled over cancer-causing chemical” Proctor & Gamble said it is voluntarily recalling certain Old Spice and Secret aerosol anti-perspirant sprays due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical. The consumer-products giant’s recall affects 18 kinds of deodorant, including Old Spice’s Hardest Working and Below Deck collections, as well as select…

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