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Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer

by PEER | October 1, 2025
“We disagree,” Laura Dumais, staff counsel at PEER, said. “We think a timeline should be inferred from the statute. It’s just really heartbreaking for the ranching families that are plaintiffs in this case and for farmers all across the country whose land has been contaminated from ...

Recycle company’s bankruptcy leaves tons of discarded artificial turf across the state

by PEER | September 30, 2025
“We’re all going to suffer because these turf fields — particularly the old ones, which we know have PFAS — are going to leach off and contaminate farmers’ fields, groundwater, drinking water supplies, and surface waters,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA official who is now ...

‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk

by PEER | September 29, 2025
Organizations that represent the interests of public workers have been more explicit: “The plan to exploit a shutdown to purge federal workers is illegal, unconstitutional, and deeply disturbing,” Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental ...

The Plague of PFAs: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

by PEER | September 28, 2025
PFAs (aka Forever Chemicals) are ubiquitous synthetic compounds found in products from food packaging, to cosmetics, water-repellent clothing, carpets, dental floss, nonstick cookware, fire-fighting foam, fertilizers and especially in our water supply. They degrade the environment and are ...

Sludge with forever chemicals spread on US farms threatens food supply, livelihoods

by PEER | September 22, 2025
Wastewater treatment facilities pay companies to haul away tons of human excrement or “biosolids.” These companies then have to get rid of the waste and often give it to farmers for free, who then spread it on their land. Kyla Bennett, Director of Science Policy at Public ...

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

by Cornershop Creative | September 20, 2025
The move to halt the agency’s scientific research has prompted concern from scientists and environmental groups that findings could be altered to conform to the Trump administration’s political agenda. “Science is not supposed to be political,” said Kyla Bennett, director of ...
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