New federal data shows where dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ may be handled in Whatcom
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PEER | November 2, 2021
The state Department of Health does not yet have any information regarding PFAS levels in Whatcom County drinking water. Some of the main industries potentially handling PFAS in Whatcom County include waste management, chemical manufacturing, electronics industry and metal coating ...
EPA Employees Pan State of Scientific Integrity
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PEER |
Many in New Survey Report Misconduct, Retaliation, and Feelings of Futility ...
Could conservation plan prompt tougher grazing oversight?
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PEER | November 1, 2021
When top federal land managers suggested this month that millions of acres of public lands leased for grazing livestock could count toward the Biden administration’s aggressive conservation plan, environmentalists were quick to slam the idea. After all, according to data compiled by ...
EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,200 Chemicals
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PEER |
“The fact that these studies aren’t being included means there’s a very good chance there are some chemical assessments where we should have reached different conclusions,” said another EPA staff member who is familiar with the chemical assessment process. The information comes ...
State and federal PFAS measures promise stronger protection from ‘forever chemicals’
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PEER | October 29, 2021
In Delaware, some 200 sites have been identified as possible sources of PFAS, according to a new report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit, which used EPA data on industrial facilities that “may be handling” the chemicals. The Delaware sites ...
