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Pesticides have devastating effects on wildlife, human health, and many rural economies ...
‘A Cry For Help’: Federal Agency Eyes A New Kind Of Leasing To Safeguard Public Lands
by Huffington Post |
But over its nearly 80-year history, the agency has largely dropped the ball on its stewardship mandate. Today, 90% of BLM land is open to drilling and 60% is leased for grazing, while less than 14% is protected from development. At least 54 million acres — one-fifth of all BLM ...
High Levels of Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in California’s Most-Used Insecticide
40% of Tested Agricultural Pesticide Products Contain PFAS ...
Environmental groups join plastic treatment PFAS lawsuit
by Reuters | April 27, 2023
U.S. District Judge John Murphy in Philadelphia allowed Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Center for Environmental Health to intervene in the lawsuit on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which sued Inhance Technologies LLC in December, saying the ...
EPA proposes limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
by Bay Journal | April 24, 2023
Environmentalists for the most part welcomed the EPA’s move, saying it was long overdue. Scott Faber, senior vice president of the Environmental Working Group, called the agency’s announcement “historic progress.” Some, though, complained that the EPA has not gone far enough. Kyla ...