The EPA Just Passed the First-Ever Federal Regulations for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water. Here are the Top Five Things You Need to Know.
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Elizabeth Duan | May 29, 2024
Last month, the EPA passed its first-ever legally enforceable drinking water standards on a handful of PFAS—a group of chemicals used to make non-stick coatings and products that resist heat, oil, water and more. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are toxic chemicals and are often ...
PFAS: Behind the Label
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Elizabeth Duan |
In previous coverage, we’ve told you about PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that don’t readily break down and can accumulate in humans, causing serious health problems. And then we told you about some of the ways you can reduce your own personal exposure to these chemicals ...
BLM should focus more on grazing, not wild horses, report says
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Elizabeth Duan |
The Bureau of Land Management is improperly focused on reducing excess wild horses and burros trampling federal rangelands and instead should address the negative effects of livestock grazing, a new report asserts. The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or ...
Enviros push EPA to retract PFAS study
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Elizabeth Duan | May 28, 2024
A watchdog group contends that EPA intentionally lied about not finding “forever chemicals” in certain pesticides. The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed an information quality complaint to EPA on Tuesday that requests the agency retract a ...
EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides
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Elizabeth Duan |
Documents obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate the agency may have presented false information to the public about testing for harmful contaminants in pesticides, according to allegations being made by a watchdog group and a former EPA research fellow. The ...
Green Group Says EPA Issued Fraudulent PFAS Report
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Elizabeth Duan |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lied to the public about the prevalence of what have come to be called “forever chemicals” in certain pesticide products available on the market, according to an advocacy group that has accused the agency of “egregious misconduct ...