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Third World Status: Chemours Is Importing Toxic GenX Waste to the U.S.

Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Health, News / February 2, 2019

“The EPA letter also indicated that the Fayetteville plant was sending waste to a deep well injection plant run by Texas Molecular in Deer Park, Texas. Deep well injection, a technique pioneered by DuPont in the 1950s, involves storing toxic waste far below ground. Deep wells have repeatedly leaked, resulting in contamination of both groundwater and drinking …

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CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade, explained – Vox

Health, News / January 12, 2019

“A big concern is that while CRISPR is relatively simple and powerful, it isn’t perfect. Scientists have recently learned that the approach to gene editing can inadvertently wipe out and rearrange large swaths of DNA in ways that may imperil human health. That follows recent studies showing that CRISPR-edited cells can inadvertently trigger cancer. That’s …

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How a DuPont Spinoff Lobbied the EPA to Stave Off the Use of Environmentally Friendly Coolants

Groundwater, Health, News, Resources / August 26, 2018

SWAMP WATCH: “In the U.S., natural refrigerants are used less often, in part because they don’t have a large chemical industry group that stands to profit from their use. “Ammonia and propane and water, these are cheap alternatives that don’t use chemicals and it doesn’t have the same industry interest because the profit margins are …

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