EPA moves to weaken air pollution limits for chemical linked to cancer

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to loosen the air pollution limits on a chemical called ethylene oxide, which plays a crucial role in sterilizing life-saving medical devices. But long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other kinds of cancers. CBS News national reporter Kati Weis has more. Source link

Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry

César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops have surged in popularity in the home renovation market, with industry analysts estimating the global engineered stone market at around $30 billion. It’s continuing to … Read more

Diabetics who rely on glucose monitors are alarmed by recall linked to 7 deaths

Michael Ford was not in good health, but his Type 2 diabetes was manageable. His son, Davonte Ford, was his full-time caregiver — bathing Michael, administering his medications and dutifully responding to the dips and peaks in Michael’s blood sugar. When father and son woke one November morning in their Oakland, California, home to a … Read more

Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold linked to kidnapping and robbery plot over Airbnb burglary

A Detroit Lions cornerback has been implicated in a plot to impose “vigilante justice” on a chauffeur and two other people he suspected of burglarizing the Airbnb in Florida where he had been staying, according to court records. Terrion Arnold is not charged with a crime, but his friend Boakai Eugene Hilton was the brains … Read more

California girl targeted by Pennsylvania man linked to self-harm ideology

The FBI rescued a 13-year-old girl who was lured to a California motel room by a Pennsylvania man she met online who allegedly groomed her to send him sexually explicit images and to commit self-harm. Matthew Edward Pysher, 18, had been in contact with the victim for three months before he and the girl met … Read more