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EPA data shows that facilities across the country are disposing of waste containing PFAS by burning or burying it in landfills, which spreads the chemicals into the air or groundwater, a good-government group said Thursday. Some PFAS-laden chemicals are also being mixed with other fuels, ...

PFAS are not regulated under RCRA, and the facilities disclosed the presence of PFAS in their waste voluntarily. The information comes from an EPA database where the chemicals have been reported through a RCRA e-manifest system tracking hazardous waste shipments. A nonprofit watchdog ...

Asked why the agency hadn’t pursued such inspections before, Regan said the metrics in place to measure unannounced inspections weren’t at satisfactory levels. He added that the pandemic “created a pause in terms of inspection levels.” But those things have been resolved and a plan ...

Criminal prosecutions against companies violating environmental laws continued to decline last year, with EPA referrals to the Department of Justice dropping to their lowest levels in more than three decades. EPA referred just 152 criminal cases to DOJ last fiscal year — a third lower ...

The TRUST in Congress Act would: • Require all members of Congress, and their spouses and dependent children, to put certain investments, including individual stocks, into a qualified blind trust within 90 days after the enactment of this legislation and require new members of Congress, ...

PEER Files Suit Against EPA Seeking TSCA Section 8(e) Reports: On January 5, 2022, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel EPA to disclose reports submitted pursuant to TSCA ...