EPA proposes limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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Susan Sargent | 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 ...
Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, April 2023
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Susan Sargent | April 20, 2023
Court Dismisses Private-Citizen Suit Against Inhance: On April 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit brought by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to prevent Inhance Technologies ...
Adapting to protect: North Atlantic right whale vessel strikes demand immediate response
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Susan Sargent | April 17, 2023
“So we have restrictions in place for North Atlantic right whales and they’re seasonal,” said Kim Damon-Randall, director of NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Protected Resources. “They turn on and off depending on the time of year and where the right whales are migrating.” PEER, or ...
Wildlife director’s qualifications challenged
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Susan Sargent | April 15, 2023
The scientists calling for her ouster say they’re concerned the administration is setting a precedent by sidestepping the scientific education requirement. They claim Williams is serving in contradiction to the administration’s own policies and ethics rules. They pointed to an ...
EPA weighs regulating more ‘forever chemicals’ under Superfund law
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Susan Sargent | April 13, 2023
Industry groups such as the American Chemistry Council have been staunch critics of EPA’s proposed rule. ACC said in an email that the group is “skeptical that a credible case can be made to list these seven chemistries under CERCLA.” “PFAS are a diverse universe of ...
EPA Standards Miss Many Chemicals in Drinking Water, Study Says
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Susan Sargent | April 12, 2023
Authors of a new study say that the federal government is likely underestimating the extent of “forever chemicals” contamination in drinking water nationally. The Natural Resources Defense Council study illustrates a central challenge of regulating a group of hundreds of chemicals that ...