EPA Proposes Regulating Two Common ‘Forever Chemicals’ Under Superfund Law
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Susan Sargent | August 29, 2022
On the other side, environmental and public health groups point out that the regulation only applies to two out of more than 4,000 PFAS and comes after the EPA has dragged its heels on effectively regulating the chemicals. “EPA actions are too little and too late,” Tim Whitehouse, the ...
Cambridge finds elevations of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water, will switch to MWRA
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Susan Sargent | August 28, 2022
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in New England, urged Cambridge residents to stop using the city’s water because of the reported levels of PFAS. Bennett lives in Easton, where the town is spending more than $9 million on a ...
EPA wants to label certain ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
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Susan Sargent | August 26, 2022
PFAS has also been found in high concentrations at the country’s military bases. The US Department of Defense says it has spent more than $1.5 billion on PFAS-related research and cleanup efforts. In the body, the chemicals primarily settle into the blood, kidneys and liver. A 2007 study ...
EPA wants to label certain ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
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Susan Sargent |
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that works on environmental ethics and scientific integrity issues, said this latest move from the EPA is merely a baby step in the fight to end PFAS pollution. “EPA actions are too ...
EPA wants to label certain ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
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Susan Sargent |
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that works on environmental ethics and scientific integrity issues, said this latest move from the EPA is merely a baby step in the fight to end PFAS pollution. “EPA actions are too ...
EPA to list PFAS chemicals as hazardous, increasing toxic liability
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Susan Sargent |
Tim Whitehouse, director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), called the move “too little and too late” and advocated for the EPA to regulate PFAS a hazardous “waste” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Read the PEER Story… ...