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“PFAS chemicals are one of the top chemical exposure concerns these days, linked to cancer, liver problems and high cholesterol. These “forever” chemicals have been widely used in firefighting foam, non-stick pans, rain gear and more. And they’ve gotten out into the environment ...

“Our biggest concern is that the agency doesn’t have the capacity to implement the sort of ambitious goals that they have laid out in this rule,” said Chandra Rosenthal, a spokeswoman for PEER. “Because right now we think that they are really struggling with the agenda ...

When the National Park Service issued rules implementing Bernhardt’s order shortly after it was issued, it gave individual superintendents the ability to close certain areas to e-bike use, banned e-bikes that could be driven without pedaling and prohibited e-bikes in wilderness areas ...

The situation at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has resulted in ongoing litigation, with the Navy and the U.S. Department of Justice facing 12 lawsuits related to the site. Residents living in a previously turned-over parcel have reported health issues and attribute them to the ...

The EPA initially said the new testing “reads as if the navy is suppressing data results it doesn’t like”, but the agency has since been silent on the issue, and the Navy’s Office of Inspector General has refused to investigate, said Jeff Ruch, an attorney with the Public Employees ...

The whistleblower group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it questions the BLM’s ability to apply land health standards on all lands, not just grazing lands, particularly when “approximately 1/3 of the grazing lands, nearly 41 million acres, are unassessed,” it ...