Full-time NAGPRA investigator hired for first time in decades
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Susan Sargent | January 31, 2022
As for the Effigy Mounds, the theft of ancestral remains wasn’t the only blemish at the monument, which is home to hundreds of tribal burial mounds, some in unique animal and other shapes. Following Munson’s departure, staff constructed walkways, damaged sacred sites and undertook ...
Episode 86: Pups and Packs: Protecting Wolves in 2022
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Susan Sargent | January 30, 2022
Learn about the history of gray wolf persecution and recovery, PEER’s unique approach using the Pittman-Robertson Act, hear from a notable scientist about the state of the science about liberalizing wolf-killing, and explore an indigenous perspective for a new vision for wolves based on ...
Watchdog Group Warns of Dire ‘Forever Chemicals’ Threat
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Susan Sargent | January 27, 2022
EPA data shows that facilities across the country are disposing of waste containing PFAS by burning or burying it in landfills, which spreads the chemicals into the air or groundwater, a good-government group said Thursday. Some PFAS-laden chemicals are also being mixed with other fuels, ...
PFAS in waste spurs alarm over ‘poisoning,’ regulatory gaps
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Susan Sargent |
PFAS are not regulated under RCRA, and the facilities disclosed the presence of PFAS in their waste voluntarily. The information comes from an EPA database where the chemicals have been reported through a RCRA e-manifest system tracking hazardous waste shipments. A nonprofit watchdog ...
“Forever Chemical” Disposal Becoming Eco-Nightmare
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Susan Sargent |
EPA Data Depict Vast Uncontrolled and Spreading Web of PFAS Waste ...