EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks

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1. Fri, 14 August 2026

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   • The Hill17:23first to reportedited after publishing
     EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks

     Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the two unnamed chemicals for use in the semiconductor industry even though it also found potential risks to workers and the general public. The...

2. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • The Hill21:44
     Court upholds EPA rule forcing polluters to pay for 'forever chemical' pollution

     An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule putting polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” was upheld in court on Tuesday despite an industry challenge. The rule in question formally designates two specific forever chemicals, called PFOA and PFOS, as “hazardous substances.” That gives the EPA more authority to investigate sites that have been contaminated...

3. Wed, 26 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World11:00
     Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

     Exposure to two compounds approved can result in ‘sudden death’ and range of other serious health risks, lawsuit warns The Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chemicals to which exposure can result in “sudden death” and a range of other serious health risks, like cancer, eye corrosion, neurological damage and reproductive harm, a new lawsuit warns. The two compounds approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for import and immediate use in facilities across the US...

4. Sun, 30 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World13:00
     Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

     Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege. The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children . Continue reading...

5. Mon, 31 August 2026

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   • mondaq.com05:20
     EPA Still Has Authority To Regulate In The Face Of Uncertainty

     A federal appeals court has unanimously upheld EPA's authority to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA, reaffirming the agency's power to regulate environmental threats even when scientific certainty is incomplete. The decision, which included one of the most prominent anti-regulatory appellate judges, reinforces a 50-year precedent that allows EPA to act on scientific probabilities rather than absolute proof when protecting public health and the environment.

6. Fri, 4 September 2026

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   • The Hill14:00
     EPA considers further narrowing Clean Water Act protections

     The Trump administration on Friday said it will consider further narrowing protections for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a supplemental proposed rule that they said would be likely to reduce the bodies of water that are under the Clean Water Act’s...

   • PBS NewsHour22:45
     Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say

     The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help regulators understand which industries dump harmful forever chemicals with their wastewater, according to two former agency officials who were involved in its development.

   • The Hill22:58
     Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections

     {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections The Trump administration on Friday said it will consider further narrowing protections for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act © Mike Catalini, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a...

7. Sun, 6 September 2026

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   • grist.org13:00
     A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled

     In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awaited rule.

   • grist.org15:30
     Beth Gardiner, Author at Grist