University of St. Andrews: New tool to identify ‘toxic’ green books. “A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books, making it easier than ever to distinguish hazardous books from those which are safe handle and display.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/08/university-of-st-andrews-new-tool-to-identify-toxic-green-books/

"Technologies that help us address climate change still have the potential to cause harm, and taking that seriously is crucial." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/13/1111843/battery-fire-moss-landing-power-plant/

“The EPA tested for one of the pollutants that measures air quality index – particulate size. This is what the Monterey Bay Air Resource District (MBARD) does when it produces an evaluation of air quality. Neither agency tests for heavy metals. Heavy metals testing was done by Dr. Ivano Aiello of the Moss Landing Marine Labs around the Elkhorn Slough and by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with Monterey County Environmental Health Department.”—Supervisor Glenn Church, District 2, Monterey County Board of Supervisors https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-february-2025-newsletter?e=68a4a27afc

#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryStorage #energy #MontereyBay #ElkhornSlough #California #ToxicSubstances #EnvironmentalHealth

#EPA Mandates #Pollution Reporting for Widely Used #Toxic #Phthalate #Chemical. The new rule affirms #diisononyl #phthalate, which companies put in #food contact materials and other #consumerproducts, poses serious #healthrisks. #EPA has been too late and ineffective in mitigating #health #risk due to #ToxicSubstances
https://earthjustice.org/press/2023/epa-mandates-pollution-reporting-for-widely-used-toxic-phthalate-chemical