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EPA announces proposal to label toxic ‘forever chemicals’ as ‘hazardous substances’

by Susan Sargent | August 26, 2022
Tim Whitehouse, who serves as the executive director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, also insisted the EPA’s latest directive is small effort part of a bigger effort bring an end to PFAS pollution. “EPA actions are too little and too late,” ...

EPA finally moves to label some ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous

“Since EPA does not appear to be ready to regulate all PFAS as a class, it may be condemned to playing a futile game of regulatory whack-a-mole for generations to come,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. ...

Polluters could pay billions in fines for PFAS cleanup under new Biden plan

Though most environmental groups applauded the move, the EPA’s actions “are too little and too late,” said Timothy Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a former EPA attorney. The hazardous waste designation addresses only two ...

EPA expands PFAS crackdown with Superfund proposal

Not all advocates were so thrilled. Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the move “too little, too late.” He underscored that the action does not extend to the wider world of PFAS chemistry, even as thousands of compounds ...

Conservationists urge Biden administration to step up plastics ban in parks

by Susan Sargent | August 23, 2022
The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, has found through public records requests that industry lobbyists have fought the agency on the issue behind the scenes. “National parks are where we come to enjoy our nation’s natural beauty and learn about its ...

Conservationists urge Biden administration to step up plastics ban in parks

The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, has found through public records requests that industry lobbyists have fought the agency on the issue behind the scenes. “National parks are where we come to enjoy our nation’s natural beauty and learn about its ...
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