County Probes Whether Dust Drifted From Contaminated Field Lab Site Because of Detonations

by Susan Sargent | December 7, 2021
The activists allege that the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control, which is overseeing the long-planned cleanup, allowed the energy department to “dynamite” the two buildings without proper dust control to prevent the spread of contamination. “This was an ...

Milestone for Wild Horse and Burro Act comes amid record roundups

by Susan Sargent | December 3, 2021
The Current reported in October the damage caused by livestock in Nevada is largely unknown because the BLM has reviewed less than half of the land allotted to ranchers in the state, according to BLM data obtained through a public information request by Public Employees for Environmental ...

The EPA Finally Plans to Regulate Toxic, Widespread ‘Forever Chemicals’

by Susan Sargent | December 1, 2021
The EPA will also consider designating certain PFAS as hazardous substances and require polluters to pay for clean-up efforts under the Superfund law. But some environmental and health advocates say the EPA’s plan is too little, too late. The Public Employees for Environmental ...

Guest Column: BLM’s wild horse program needs reform

by Susan Sargent | November 29, 2021
Two organizations, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Western Watersheds Project, have both used the BLM’s own data to show that it is livestock, not horses, that are responsible for damaging our public lands. It’s revealing that the BLM pushed the narrative that the ...
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