State sued over deal allegedly weakening Boeing’s cleanup at toxic site near Simi
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Susan Sargent | October 11, 2022
But the lawsuit differs. It was filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab and the Los Angeles chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. “As a result of a secret negotiation without any input from the public, the state ...
Toxic “forever chemicals” present in most pesticides
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Susan Sargent | October 8, 2022
“We know PFOS is a carcinogen, we know it’s a deadly chemical and there’s no safe level in drinking water,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA official and science policy director at the non-profit organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). “Our soil and ...
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in commonly used insecticides in US, study finds
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Susan Sargent | October 7, 2022
PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, can be taken up by crops. Such high levels in pesticides creates a health risk if spread on fields where food is grown, public health advocates say. “We know PFOS is a carcinogen, we know it’s a deadly chemical and there’s no safe level in ...
The Supreme Court Has Unleashed a New Tool to Hamstring Federal Agencies. Congress Must Act.
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Susan Sargent | October 6, 2022
The West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision the US Supreme Court handed down in June curtailed strategies EPA can use to slow climate change, but its problematic implications stretch far beyond greenhouse gas reduction. In a new report, experts from the Center ...
Hunters Point Superfund Site May Not Get Full Cleanup
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Susan Sargent |
A full cleanup may not materialize for the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, a Superfund site since 1989, according to a memo the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on September 30th. The memo, which was directed to Public Employees for Environmental ...
Groups sue to force a more aggressive cleanup of old Rocketdyne site
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Susan Sargent |
Formerly known as Rocketdyne, the 2,850-acre lab sits just outside the city of Los Angeles near Simi Valley. From 1947 to 2006, it was used to test and develop rocket fuel, engines, chemical lasers and small-scale nuclear reactors. Over the years, the land and water around the lab was ...