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EPA launches ‘forever chemicals’ rulemaking for plastic barrels

by E&E News | July 11, 2024
EPA took the first step toward regulating “forever chemicals” leaching from plastic barrels, a win for environmental health advocates following defeat in a federal appeals court. The agency announced Thursday it granted an April petition from seven advocacy groups asking ...

‘Forever chemicals’ can be absorbed through skin — study

by E&E News | June 28, 2024
A new study has found “forever chemicals” can infiltrate the bloodstream through the skin, raising new questions about the potential health risks of PFAS-laden beauty products, makeup or other items. “This is something that’s affecting every single American,” said ...

Nevada transmission line sparks debate over costs of green energy

by E&E News | June 13, 2024
The 470-mile-long Greenlink West transmission line proposed to span the length of Nevada from Las Vegas to Reno will cross the boundaries of a national monument established by Congress a decade ago to protect Ice Age fossils. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, for example, ...

Greens petition Interior to shut down trans-Alaska pipeline

by E&E News | June 12, 2024
A coalition of environmental groups petitioned the Interior Department on Wednesday to phase out the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, starting with a climate analysis of the pipeline to assess its contribution to global warming. “A coherent national climate plan must consider the Trans- ...

BLM advances Nevada power line touted as key to solar growth

by E&E News | June 11, 2024
A proposed power-line project that would span the length of Nevada and allow more than a dozen commercial-scale solar projects from Las Vegas to Reno to deliver green energy across the West, has moved a step closer toward final approval. The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday announced ...
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