Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

The industrial economy has created more than 100 million "novel entities", or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer...

The report found there were correlational or causal data linking widely used chemicals with threats to human reproductive, immune, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, liver, kidney and metabolic systems…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/06/chemical-pollution-threat-comparable-climate-change-scientists-warn-novel-entities?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants

An industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jun/27/tony-cox-epidemiology-risk-assessment-chatgpt-ai

 

SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas, TCEQ, EPA found

Elon Musk's SpaceX violated environmental regulations in releasing pollutants into or nearby bodies of water in Texas, a state environmental agency said in a notice last week…

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/12/spacex-repeatedly-polluted-waters-in-texas-tceq-epa-found.html

The EPA declines to reduce pollutants linked to coronavirus deaths | TheHill

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly declined to implement tighter constraints on air pollution standards for fine particulate matter or hazardous particles that linger in the air and can have adverse health effects when inhaled. ProPublica and the Times-Picayune report that EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is expected to double down on this decision against the backdrop of continued COVID-19 transmission, which primarily attacks the body’s respiratory system. The particulate matter in question is soot, which is emitted from burning wood and coal, oil refining and vehicle engines. The current EPA annual standards limit particulate matter to 12 micrograms per meter, down from a previous 15.....
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/522128-the-epa-declines-to-reduce-pollutants-linked-to