Maryland’s renewable energy facilities break pollution rules, say groups calling for enforcement
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PEER | October 11, 2019
Many facilities that supply Maryland with renewable energy have exceeded pollution limits or otherwise broken environmental rules, violating a state law, according to a complaint sent by environmental groups to state energy and law enforcement officials. Maryland law says that any company ...
Why we can’t run from ‘forever chemicals’
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PEER | October 10, 2019
Chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been used for decades to make products more stain-resistant, waterproof or nonstick. They’re used in cookware to keep food from clinging to pots and pans. They’re incorporated into clothing, like rain gear, to help repel ...
Sierra Club sues EPA over claim that climate change ‘is 50 to 75 years out’
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The Sierra Club sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday after the agency refused to turn over any documents to back up Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s claim that climate change “is 50 to 75 years out.” The Sierra Club had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...
Toxic Chemicals Are Found in Blades of Artificial Turf
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PEER | October 9, 2019
“FRANKLIN — For two years, an abandoned pile of artificial turf had decomposed on a bluff here, a few feet above wetlands that are part of the suburb’s drinking water supply. Nearby, ripped bags with the infill of the turf, tiny pellets of shredded tires, littered the embankment ...
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf
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PEER | October 8, 2019
PFAS CHEMICALS HAVE been identified in synthetic turf, according to lab tests performed on several samples of the artificial grass that were shared with The Intercept. The presence of the chemicals, members of a class that has been associated with multiple health problems, including ...
What the BLM Shake-Up Could Mean for Public Lands and Their Climate Impact
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The changes underway at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management might not seem like much: A few hundred employees are being relocated from offices near the White House and dispersed throughout the West, while agency leaders move in next door to energy companies in newly leased headquarters in ...