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  • EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

    March 14, 2023 - 7:47 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the amount of harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water to the lowest level that tests can detect, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.

  • From Roots to Canada Goose, Canadian retailers use collaborations to woo customers

    June 24, 2022 - 10:08 AM

    Roots Corp. has been doing collaborations since before they were cool.

  • Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 4.2 per cent in January

    March 16, 2022 - 5:59 AM

    OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 4.2 per cent in January to $79.8 billion, helped by gains in sales of building material and supplies, personal and household goods, and machinery, equipment and supplies.

  • Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies

    January 19, 2021 - 2:32 PM

    NEW YORK - The founder and CEO of MyPillow, who amplified President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud, said a backlash against his company has begun after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.

  • In grinding manufacturing slump, 3M cuts another 1,500 jobs

    January 28, 2020 - 3:36 PM

    A profound slump in manufacturing and a trade war that has slowed economic growth in China has led to a second round of layoffs at 3M, the Minnesota company that makes Post-it notes as well as industrial coatings and ceramics.

  • The Latest: New fire extinguished at Texas chemical plant

    March 22, 2019 - 3:38 PM

    HOUSTON - The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local):

  • EPA decision soon on chemical compounds tied to health risks

    February 11, 2019 - 8:15 AM

    WASHINGTON - The chemical compounds are all around you. They're on many fabrics, rugs and carpets, cooking pots and pans, outdoor gear, shampoo, shaving cream, makeup and even dental floss. Increasing numbers of states have found them seeping into water supplies.

  • Kroger to phase out plastic bags at all stores

    August 23, 2018 - 10:57 AM

    CINCINNATI - The nation's largest grocery chain has begun to phase out the use of plastic bags as more Americans grow uncomfortable with their impact on the environment.

  • White House called toxins contamination 'PR nightmare'

    August 13, 2018 - 11:51 AM

    HORSHAM, Pa. - Lauren Woeher wonders if her 16-month-old daughter has been harmed by tap water contaminated with toxic industrial compounds used in products like nonstick cookware, carpets, firefighting foam and fast-food wrappers. Henry Betz, at 76, rattles around his house alone at night, thinking about the water his family unknowingly drank for years that was tainted by the same contaminants, and the pancreatic cancers that killed wife Betty Jean and two others in his household.

  • 3M to pay $850 million to settle suit over chemical disposal

    February 20, 2018 - 3:35 PM

    MINNEAPOLIS - 3M Co. has agreed to pay the state of Minnesota $850 million to settle a major case alleging the manufacturer damaged natural resources and contaminated groundwater by disposing of chemicals over decades, Minnesota's attorney general announced Tuesday.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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