03.12.2019
- A so-called Unified Command, consisting of representatives of local, state and federal authorities in the US, continues to monitor and fight a major chemical fire at TPC Group in...
14.06.2018
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now released for public comment the first 10 problem formulation documents under the newly revised Toxic Substances Control Act...
20.11.2017
- US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has won another victory in a string of lawsuits claiming its talc-based baby powder causes cancer. The jury in the state of California...
10.09.2015
- BASF is facing around 300 lawsuits in the US as a legacy of its acquisition of catalyst manufacturer Engelhard in 2006. In the suits, plaintiffs allege that talc used in wall board...
