EPA to scrutinize ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater, sewage
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Elizabeth Duan | March 26, 2024
EPA is collecting data on “forever chemicals” in wastewater that eventually make their way to rivers and streams across the nation, a move that could inform future limits on the substances. While the data collection is a welcome step, EPA should have begun gathering the information “ ...
National Park Service Sued Over Eagle Killing At Valles Caldera National Preserve
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Elizabeth Duan | March 25, 2024
The National Park Service has been sued over Director Chuck Sams’ decision to allow the Jemez Pueblo to kill an eagle in Valles Caldera National Preserve by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is asking to see the decision documents Sams relied on to authorize ...
5th Circuit curbs EPA authority under chemical safety law
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Elizabeth Duan | March 22, 2024
EPA used the wrong process when it ordered a plastics company, Inhance, to stop unintentionally creating “forever chemicals,” the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a Thursday opinion. It’s a major blow to environmental and health advocates like Kyla Bennett, ...
Study links ‘forever chemicals’ to synthetic turf playing fields
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Elizabeth Duan | March 21, 2024
If you have a child that plays football or soccer, chances are that they’ve probably played on synthetic turf. A recent study with the Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility (PEER) — an independent watchdog group — took a closer look at what’s actually in ...
Ban turf fields in Philadelphia parks
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Elizabeth Duan |
It’s never a good sign when a former Environmental Protection Agency official says the city was “bamboozled.” But that was how Kyla Bennett reacted when she learned Philadelphia officials were told that an artificial turf playing surface — the centerpiece of a $7.5 million ...
Earlier Springs Have Cascading Effects on Animals, Plants and Pastimes
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Elizabeth Duan | March 19, 2024
At a crowded town square in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, the world’s most famous groundhog—Punxsutawney Phil—did not cast a shadow, which legends say indicated that spring should arrive early this year. Meanwhile, recent research suggests that athletes playing on artificial turf ...