Public Health

Massachusetts Issues Permit for PFAS It Is Fighting

by Susan Sargent | November 6, 2019
Big Discharge Slated for Merrimack River – Water Source for Half-Million ...

EPA Declines to Avert Mass-Casualty Refinery Accidents

by Susan Sargent | November 5, 2019
Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks ...

Industry in a Dither about PFAS in Synthetic Turf

by Susan Sargent | October 24, 2019
Non-Denials and Trade Secret Claims Prompt More Testing of Carpet ...

Toxic Forever Chemicals Infest Artificial Turf

by Susan Sargent | October 10, 2019
Processing aids that contaminate synthetic turf with PFAS may be in other plastic goods ...

PEERMail: EPA Weaponizing Water

by Tim Whitehouse | September 30, 2019
Last week, EPA’s Inspector General slammed the agency for repeatedly looking the other way when public water systems don’t inform their customers of violations that could jeopardize their health. The IG found that EPA does a poor job of oversight and of warning the public about ...

Forever Chemical Requires Cradle-to-Grave Approach

by Susan Sargent | September 19, 2019
To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous ...
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