Public Health

Op-Ed | Why is EPA Considering Lethal Pesticides for Florida Citrus?

by Kyla Bennett | January 29, 2024
Few pesticides have raised more red flags across the world in recent years than an insecticide called aldicarb ...

COMMENTARY | Addressing Radon Risks in Public Housing: PEER is Making Progress

by Chandra Rosenthal | January 28, 2024
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking and public housing is often ground zero for exposure ...

COMMENTARY | Rooting PFAS Out of Our Food Chain

by Jeff Ruch | January 22, 2024
Culminating three years of legal and advocacy work, the EPA issued an order prohibiting Inhance Technologies from producing PFAS during fluorination ...

PEERMail | A Surprising Victory on Toxic Plastics

by Elizabeth Duan | December 14, 2023
In a surprise victory on toxic plastics containing PFAS, EPA ordered a company named Inhance to stop producing PFAS in its fluorination process of plastics ...
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