Friday, January 24, 2025

EPA to investigate chemical that tribes blame for salmon deaths

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will review a chemical used in tire production in response to a petition from three Native American tribes that cited its history of killing salmon. California’s Yurok Tribe and Washington state’s Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and Puyallup Tribe petitioned the agency this summer to consider prohibiting the use of 6PPD, a…

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