**Summary:** Jim is back from Vermont where he's working an EPA hazardous waste cleanup near the Beetlejuice filming location. The episode dives into the Fifth Circuit's overturning of EPA's methylene chloride rule, explaining why odor is an unreliable warning for the carcinogenic paint stripper and why air sampling—not your nose—should guide worker protection. Jim also covers a proposed $125M Passaic River Superfund settlement, a Hopewell Precision groundwater cleanup update, OSHA citations against a Chicago construction firm, and H-2A visa program violations. Rounding out the show: a Feature Story News segment on global headlines and a warning about rising diesel prices from refinery outages—possibly cyber-related.www.safetywars.com.
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Music:
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl