Despite deadline pressure, Maine lawmakers urged to press ahead on PFAS disclosure requirements
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Susan Sargent | November 14, 2023
“Maine is a leader, a national leader in PFAS regulation,” said Kyla Bennett, science policy director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Speaking on Monday to members of the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Bennett said that ...
Legislators hear from environmental experts, industry professionals on PFAS regulations
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Susan Sargent | November 13, 2023
On Monday, some of these industry leaders as well as environmental experts shared feedback with the environment committee on the rollout of the new law. Kyla Bennett from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility urged legislators to set regulations on PFAS using the precautionary ...
Trying Times For National Park Service Funding
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Susan Sargent | November 12, 2023
The fiscal seesawing that the Park Service, and other federal agencies, have had to endure over the years takes a toll on the Park Service’s workforce. Earlier this year Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility noted that the agency’s attrition numbers have been on ...
PFAS-laden waste shipments underreported, unregulated — report
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Susan Sargent | November 10, 2023
The lack of sufficient regulations on waste containing “forever chemicals” leaves U.S. communities vulnerable to increased shipments of dangerous substances, according to a new report. The report, published Thursday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, reveals ...
Citing EPA’s PFAS Data, PEER Renews Calls For Tougher RCRA Rules
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Susan Sargent | November 9, 2023
Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is pointing to a new analysis of EPA data showing significant increases in shipments of PFAS waste between 2018 and 2023 to renew its call for the agency to craft strict “hazardous waste” rules for such waste, ...
NIH integrity plan is ‘like a car without an engine’
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Susan Sargent |
Draft lacks rules to prevent suppression of research, says Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility group The National Institutes of Health’s draft scientific integrity policy is “like a car without an engine”, according to a not-for-profit that encourages government ...