Revealed: more than 120,000 US sites feared to handle harmful PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals
by The Guardian | October 17, 2021
“The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than ...
In Colorado Just Another Environmental Whitewash for the Polis Administration
by CounterPunch | October 15, 2021
“Last March 30th was a bad air day along Colorado’s heavily populated northern front range. Indeed most days are bad air days for the people living here. It also happens that on this day three employees, Rosendo Majano, DeVondria Reynolds, and Bradley Rink, from the Colorado Air ...
EPA Plans to Clean Up Troubled Chemical and Pesticide Programs
by The Intercept | October 14, 2021
“The Environmental Protection Agency laid out plans to improve scientific integrity today, including the creation of two internal science policy advisory councils. One will focus on the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and the Office of Pesticide Programs and will be chaired ...
EPA to bolster chemical risk reviews amid whistleblower fallout
by E&E News |
“EPA’s chemicals office is taking new steps geared toward bolstering scientific integrity amid criticism over its handling of work including key risk assessments. Those changes come as EPA faces increasing backlash from some advocates over not only the New Chemicals Division ...
Colorado’s top air quality regulator reassigned after state investigation finds potential conflicts of interest
by Colorado Public Radio | October 12, 2021
“Colorado’s top air regulator has been reassigned to a new position after a state-backed investigation found potential conflicts of interest with a mining company seeking an air pollution permit. Garry Kaufman directed Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division for the last four ...