A Tutorial created by Dr. Claudia S. Miller, MD shows the causes and symptoms of chemical intolerance and ways to reduce everyday chemical exposure. Read the tutorial here.    ..read more

A large population-based study of U.S. adults finds chemical intolerance is initiated by fossil fuel-derived toxicants from oil and natural gas, synthetic organic chemical derivatives like pesticides, and biogenic toxicants from mold and algal blooms.  Examine the all findings here.     ..read more

A 2022 study published by Cambridge University Press shows that improved indoor air quality can lessen the symptoms of Chemical Intolerance after exposure to chemical inhalants. Read the study here.       ..read more

If Canada can do it, can the US too? Read about Canada’s recent strides to protect its waters after securing the surrender of the remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast. Read the Reuters article here.     *Cover photo: Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable© Thomson Reuters ..read more

A ground-breaking report identifies new programs and specific law changes to better protect worker health and public health during oil spills and chemical releases. The report is the initial work of the Health & Safety Task Force, co-chaired by ALERT and state officials from Washington and Oregon, that was chartered by the federal Regional Response Team 10 and the Northwest Area Committee in 2023. The task force will develop these programs in 2024 as models for other states and regions. Read the full report here ..read more

Dr. Riki Ott’s report, “An Opportunity to Make it Right,” explains how EPA’s new rules for dispersant use during oil spill response (driven in part by ALERT’s lawsuit) provide an opportunity to institutionalize proactive state and local involvement in Area Committees to decide what dispersants to use, if any, during oil spill response. Ott recommends ways to get started, such as adopting precautionary guidelines and initiating a delisting process to prevent use of toxic dispersants during a 2-year transition period to safer products.   Read the full report here.   ..read more

Written by ALERT’s Dr. Riki Ott, the Eleventh Court of Appeals accepted an amicus letter written in support of the plaintiff-appellants in BP Deepwater Horizon BELO cases v. Lester Jenkins, et. al. Her amicus advocates for the reversal of the district court’s order excluding the expert testimony of Dr. Freeman and Dr. Solomon. Ott calls for a deeper understanding of the crucial science behind dispersant exposure; science that would protect first responders and the exposed public in future oil spills. Read Dr. Ott’s Amicus Letter here ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – [download PDF here]. Lawsuit Filed to Halt Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project  Army Corps Project Would Divert Mississippi Fresh Water, Mud and Toxins into the Barataria Wetland Basin with Devastating Impacts   New Orleans, Louisiana –– Local commercial fishing organizations, health advocates, and conservationists filed a lawsuit today to halt the massive Army Corps of Engineers Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project in Louisiana.   The purpose of the project is to attempt to build up sediment in the Basin, which is subject to erosion, subsidence ..read more

Health outcomes among offspring of US Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 2010–2011 (Hall et al.) February 3, 2023 ..read more

This background is intended to broaden the public understanding of the scope and significance of the 2023 updates to our nation’s emergency response plan – the “National Contingency Plan” (NCP) to protect our environment against hazardous waste releases, including oil spills. The rules were updated as a result of a 2020 lawsuit (Alert v. EPA). When an oil spill occurs almost anywhere in the United States and its surrounding waters, local and state government’s response efforts follow the organizational structure in the National Contingency Plan (NCP) — a set of rules for oil spill prevent ..read more