US EPA orders packaging firm Inhance to stop making PFAS
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Elizabeth Duan | December 6, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on a fluorination process that enhances the barrier properties of certain plastic containers. The agency says the process, used by Inhance Technologies to treat millions of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic containers each year ...
3 Things You Can Do to Fight Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals
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Elizabeth Duan |
Our Kyla Bennett appeared as a panelist at Food & Water Watch’s November Livable Future LIVE event to discuss how we can push for the PFAS policies we need. “When you educate the public and the public starts pushing back against the companies that are making these products, ...
Alexandria’s Natural Resources Manager ‘retires early in frustration’ after battles within city government
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Elizabeth Duan |
Alexandria Natural Resources Manager Rod Simmons has been a prominent voice for environmental concerns around the city in recent years, but Simmons told ALXnow that battles behind the scenes have led him to retire after 27 years in city government. In recent years, however, the City has ...
EPA orders Inhance to stop its HDPE barrier coatings, citing PFAS concerns
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Elizabeth Duan | December 4, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered packaging barrier maker Inhance Technologies LLC to stop using its fluorination coating process on plastic containers, saying that it produces three “highly toxic” PFAS chemicals that… Read the PEER Story… ...
Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
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Elizabeth Duan |
Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States. “Mostly, the plans have been pretty ...
Environmental group says artificial turf popular in Arizona contains harmful chemicals
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Elizabeth Duan | December 1, 2023
You can find it nearly everywhere in the Valley: sports fields, parks and in the yards of homes. Artificial turf is popular in drought-stricken Arizona as a way to conserve water. But some environmentalists say it isn’t the “green” alternative it is made out to be. “You are ...