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‘Forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge pose health risks — EPA

by PEER | January 14, 2025
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said EPA likely underestimated the risks posed by PFAS-laden sewage sludge. She questioned EPA’s assertion that most food produced in the U.S. “is not grown on fields ...

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

by PEER |
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy group working with the Texas ranchers, said the E.P.A.’s assessment was a good first step, but noted the agency had looked at only two kinds of PFAS, even as more were being ...

‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

by PEER |
Numerous studies have raised the concern that waste exports could create a “race to the bottom” in which pollution ends up going to the places with the least environmental oversight. “The waste trade works like any other … They find the cheapest place to bring it,” said Tim ...

Los Angeles wildfires have become perfect fuel for Trump and climate denial

by PEER | January 11, 2025
“Climate change is 100% responsible” for the wildfires Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the activist group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told Salon. “No question. I am very scared about our future — meaning all of us, not just Americans.” Bennett ...

EPA to require municipal waste incinerators monitor for toxic emissions

by PEER | January 9, 2025
Despite the toxic emissions, incinerators often position themselves as “green” businesses to receive subsidies for producing energy. The new reporting requirements “will help disprove the claims”, said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the public health advocacy group Peer, and ...

EPA faces major reform under Trump administration

by PEER | January 5, 2025
Jeff Ruch, director of Pacific Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit organization that supports government employees at environmental agencies, said EPA employees are considering retiring or leaving before the new administration takes office. “I would imagine the ...
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