An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.
Is there any actual point to the chemical that chevron wants to add to the fuel mixture, or is it just filler to make the fuel cheaper to produce, thus making more money for chevron?
Having a purpose wouldn’t make this ok, but not having a purpose other than filler would make this even more sleazy!
At this point they’ve literally just developed a carcinogenic spray that happens to be a hydrocarbon. What the fuck. This cannot be allowed to reach the market.
made from discarded plastic? that’s a good use for plastic, but it seems like recycling with extra steps.
A good use for plastics?
has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable
Yeah, I dunno if I’d call that a good use.
If I’m reading the article correctly, the ingredient is supposed to be used for boat fuel, so even the ocean isn’t safe.
The salient point (emphasis mine):
Federal law requires the EPA to conduct safety reviews before allowing new chemical products onto the market. If the agency finds that a substance causes unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the EPA is not allowed to approve it without first finding ways to reduce that risk.
But the agency did not do that in this case. Instead, the EPA decided its scientists were overstating the risks and gave Chevron the go-ahead
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