US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years
by The Guardian | November 17, 2023
The 60m pounds estimate is likely to be a “dramatic” undercount because PFAS waste is unregulated in the US and companies are not required to record its disposal, the paper’s author, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer), wrote. Still, the findings “depict a vast ...
State and Local Governments Across the Country are Sidelining Science. Here’s What’s Needed
by Union of Concerned Scientists | November 16, 2023
States lack the necessary safeguards to shield scientists and their work from politicization, and to hold wrongdoers accountable. A 2020 study from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund found that only two state agencies in the entire country — the California Department of Fish and ...
One Woman’s War Against ‘Forever Chemicals’
Dr. Kyla Bennett is featured in the short documentary from Bloomberg Originals on the dangerous conundrum of the useful, ubiquitous and highly toxic PFAS ...
Despite deadline pressure, Maine lawmakers urged to press ahead on PFAS disclosure requirements
by Maine Public | November 14, 2023
“Maine is a leader, a national leader in PFAS regulation,” said Kyla Bennett, science policy director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Speaking on Monday to members of the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Bennett said that ...
PEERMail | Is the Turf Tide Turning?
Communities have growing concerns about the use of this toxic, plastic grass on playing fields, playgrounds, parks, and backyards ...
