New Studies Show PFAS in Artificial Grass Blades and Backing
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Susan Sargent | October 29, 2019
In July, the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that synthetic turf contains toxic chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer. The EPA report was not a formal risk assessment and did not address the potential harm. PEER and the Ecology Center tested eight different ...
Interior removes controversial proposed change from final FOIA rule
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Susan Sargent | October 25, 2019
“The concern is that they haven’t even been following their own rules previously. Even if this rule got rid of the really bad stuff, Jorjani has not been afraid to ignore the rules when it’s politically expedient or would be embarrassing for [Interior Secretary] David Bernhardt ...
Trump’s SEC ‘determined to leave public in the dark’ on climate change, Sierra Club alleges in lawsuit
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Susan Sargent | October 24, 2019
“The Sierra Club has a recent history of success litigating FOIA issues against the Trump administration. It sued the Environmental Protection Agency after FOIA requests made under former Trump EPA director Scott Pruitt were ignored, and the ultimate release of those documents — ...
New EPA Chief in New England Barred from Many Decisions Because of Conflicts
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Susan Sargent | October 22, 2019
“A former chemical industry lobbyist who was recently appointed as regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has been barred from overseeing a range of vital issues in New England because of conflicts of interest that could compromise his public duties. Dennis ...
A New Volley in the Debate over Turf Versus Grass
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Susan Sargent |
“The use of synthetic turf at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has been debated for years, and discovery of a toxic chemical in some artificial fields is likely to renew the debate. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in several test samples taken from ...
BLM whistleblower reinstated in Nevada grazing dispute
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Susan Sargent | October 21, 2019
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A longtime government range specialist who claimed he was fired in retaliation for repeatedly reporting illegal livestock grazing on federal land in eastern Nevada has been reinstated as part of a settlement of his whistleblower complaint against the U.S. Bureau of Land ...