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EPA’s Draft Formaldehyde Assessment Can Stay Private

by Elizabeth Duan | June 21, 2021
“A D.C. federal judge said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not have to release a draft assessment of the human health risks of formaldehyde, deciding that it reveals the deliberations of the agency and is exempt from public records law. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. ...

EPA Can Keep Formaldehyde Health Assessment Under Wraps

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has no obligation to share its study of the risks of inhaling formaldehyde with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, because the document sought is only a draft, a Washington federal court ruled. Kevin Bell, staff counsel for ...

Glacier proposal for telecom towers prompts praise, concern

“Glacier National Park is proposing to expand its telecommunication coverage, but some question the need or intent of doing so. In addition to telecommunication towers, park managers want to install a radio repeater at the Loop on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. But the plan also leaves ...

How wired should the wild parks be?

“One of the tell-tale signs you’ve crossed into Glacier National Park is that your phone turns into a mostly useless brick of electronics — unless of course you want to use it to take a photo of the stunning mountain vistas. But that could soon change after the National Park ...

Toxic fields — time for action on PFAS and pesticides

by Elizabeth Duan | June 20, 2021
“Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances called PFAS contaminate some pesticides used in mosquito control in Massachusetts and permitted in Vermont. These chemicals never fully break down in the environment, are very soluble in water and bio-accumulate in organisms, including humans. ...

Whistleblower: CPW, like state, divided over reintroduction, but must stay out of politics

“When Randy Hampton moved from Hawaii last year to again work in public information for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, good friends, including within the agency, told him to be careful with the issue of wolf reintroduction, calling it “touchy.” He was speaking on the phone ...
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