Sierra Club sues EPA over claim that climate change ‘is 50 to 75 years out’

by Susan Sargent | October 10, 2019
The Sierra Club sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday after the agency refused to turn over any documents to back up Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s claim that climate change “is 50 to 75 years out.” The Sierra Club had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

Toxic Chemicals Are Found in Blades of Artificial Turf

by Susan Sargent | October 9, 2019
“FRANKLIN — For two years, an abandoned pile of artificial turf had decomposed on a bluff here, a few feet above wetlands that are part of the suburb’s drinking water supply. Nearby, ripped bags with the infill of the turf, tiny pellets of shredded tires, littered the embankment ...

No Relief from Noisy Park Air Tours Anytime Soon

by Susan Sargent | October 8, 2019
FAA Touts Belated Baby Steps in 7 Parks to Forestall Judicial Intervention ...

Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf

PFAS CHEMICALS HAVE been identified in synthetic turf, according to lab tests performed on several samples of the artificial grass that were shared with The Intercept. The presence of the chemicals, members of a class that has been associated with multiple health problems, including ...

What the BLM Shake-Up Could Mean for Public Lands and Their Climate Impact

The changes underway at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management might not seem like much: A few hundred employees are being relocated from offices near the White House and dispersed throughout the West, while agency leaders move in next door to energy companies in newly leased headquarters in ...
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