‘Forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge pose health risks — EPA
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PEER | January 14, 2025
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said EPA likely underestimated the risks posed by PFAS-laden sewage sludge. She questioned EPA’s assertion that most food produced in the U.S. “is not grown on fields ...
In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer
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Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy group working with the Texas ranchers, said the E.P.A.’s assessment was a good first step, but noted the agency had looked at only two kinds of PFAS, even as more were being ...
‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments
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Numerous studies have raised the concern that waste exports could create a “race to the bottom” in which pollution ends up going to the places with the least environmental oversight. “The waste trade works like any other … They find the cheapest place to bring it,” said Tim ...
Don’t Cede Chemical Safety to Chemical Manufacturers
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EPA Nominee Should Keep Corporate Foxes Out of Regulatory Henhouse ...
U.S. DOE Reneges on Santa Susana Cleanup Commitment
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PEER | January 13, 2025
Energy Department Stealth Reversal Shifts Huge Toxic Burden to California ...