Public Health

Groups Petition EPA to Regulate PFAS Waste

by Kyla Bennett | January 16, 2020
Absence of any federal standards for tracking and managing wastes contaminated with toxic polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) poses a major and growing threat to our health, water, and soil ...

PEERMail: Exploding in a Neighborhood Near You

America's industrial infrastructure suffers from aging pipes prone to corrosive leaks leading to ignition that have led to near-catastrophic accidents ...

Industrial Accident Emissions Reporting Plan Too Weak

by Susan Sargent | January 14, 2020
CSB Proposal Would Not Produce Useful, Accurate, or Timely Information ...

BLOG: EPA Continues to Approve Bee-Killing Insecticides

by Peter Jenkins | January 8, 2020
With over 40 percent of insect life threatened with extinction, the EPA continues to issue emergency exemptions to toxic pollinator-killing insecticides ...

Colorado Lags in Controlling Forever Chemicals

by Susan Sargent | December 19, 2019
Dangerous Levels of PFAS in Drinking Water Without Enforceable Limits ...

Malibu School Toxic PCB Clean-Up Still a Mess

by Susan Sargent | December 11, 2019
Students and Teachers Still in Rooms Contaminated Well Above Legal Limits ...
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