Sharon Lerner reports for ProPublica on a new Chevron fuel ingredient that has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the US Environmental Protection Agency usually finds acceptable. Key quote:“This [risk level] is ridiculously high," said Maria Doa, a scientist who worked at EPA for 30 years and former director of a division that managed chemical risks. Big picture:Lerner's story follows an earlier investigation by ProPublica and The Guardian about another fuel that carries a sky-high cancer risk. Read the full ProPublica investigation here. To learn more about the health effects of plastic production, check out EHN's reporting on the petrochemical industry and Kristina Marusic's investigation, The Titans of Plastic.

Source: Washington Post August 04, 2023 13:39 UTC