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‘Forever chemicals’ use in pesticide jumps — study

by Elizabeth Duan | July 24, 2024
“Forever chemicals” are increasingly becoming more common in ingredients in pesticides, a finding that has environmental health advocates concerned about unknown toxic effects and calling for a regulatory clampdown. A new study, published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal ...

Stone-Manning says BLM trying to reduce FOIA backlog

The head of the Bureau of Land Management acknowledged in a recent letter to a conservation group that the agency has a problem responding to open records requests, but said officials are taking substantive steps to resolve the issue. BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning, in a letter sent last ...

EPA launches ‘forever chemicals’ rulemaking for plastic barrels

by Elizabeth Duan | 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 Elizabeth Duan | 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 Elizabeth Duan | 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, ...