EPA questioned its ability to regulate pet products with pesticides, like Seresto, records show
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Susan Sargent | March 24, 2022
Newly released EPA records reveal internal debates over effective regulation of pet products EPA staff cited concern about one product in particular: Seresto, the popular flea and tick collar Some EPA staff were concerned enough that they discussed punting pet product regulation to the FDA ...
EPA internally questioned its ability to properly regulate pet collars linked to tens of thousands of injury reports
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Susan Sargent |
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, was not surprised by the documents. Called PEER, the nonprofit organization works to support current and former public employees who protect the environment. Bennett, a lawyer who ...
A study finds Florida has highest number of polluted lakes in the U.S.
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Susan Sargent |
A 2020 review of DEP enforcement by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that despite promises of reform, enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to drop. While the number of inspections increased, finding more cases of non-compliance, the rate of enforcement fell ...
As “forever chemical” concerns mount, Colorado lawmakers move to ban product sales
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Susan Sargent |
Colorado may have the largest number of sites in the nation that have handled PFAS chemicals, due to firefighting drills and operations at military installations, mountain wildland firefighting, and from PFAS chemicals in firefighting and other industrial materials at oil and gas ...
Lack of Scientists Dooms EPA Chemical Reviews
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Susan Sargent |
Crippling Staff Shortage in Chemical Safety Work Continues in 2022 Budget ...
