New Lawsuit Targets Toxic PFAS, or Forever Chemicals, in Plastic Food Containers
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PEER | December 29, 2022
The defendant, Inhance, produces tens of millions of consumer containers that contain PFAS, according to the consumer advocacy group behind the lawsuit. The plaintiffs are asking the judge to order Inhance to follow EPA rules that require it to receive approval for its production process ...
Park Service reduces special agents’ duties as staff shrinks
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PEER |
Amid an increase in visitation and crimes in national parks, the National Park Service has narrowed the scope of the crimes its dwindling number of top-level investigators will handle. According to a National Park Service internal memo released Thursday by the watchdog group Public ...
Inhance Technologies sued over PFAS in plastic food containers
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PEER |
A Houston-based company that reinforces plastic packaging for food and household goods is putting the public at risk of exposure to toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new lawsuit brought by environmental and public health groups. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...
PEER Seeks EPA Data To Assess Legality Of Controversial Cleanup Decision
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An environmental whistleblower group is petitioning EPA to release records relating to the agency’s decision to uphold a controversial and precedent-setting Trump-era Superfund cleanup decision at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge nuclear site, signaling that it plans to use the ...
New US Lawsuit Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Plastic Food Containers; Cleaning, Home, Personal Care
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PEER | December 28, 2022
Inhance, a Houston-based company named as a defendant, produces tens of millions of consumer containers that contain PFAS, the consumer advocacy groups behind the lawsuit say. The plaintiffs ask a judge to order Inhance to follow Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that require it ...
The U.S. EPA Is Targeting PFAS in Food Containers
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The U.S. EPA is currently involved in a major lawsuit that — depending on the results — would be huge for both environmental and human health. Together the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) are suing Texas-based container ...