EPA Grants Petition On Plastic Container PFAS
by Law360 | July 11, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted a petition asking it to address several so-called forever chemicals formed during the fluorination of plastic containers for a variety of household and… Read the PEER Story… ...
Farms Blame EPA Inaction In New Contaminated Land Claims
by Law360 | June 18, 2024
A lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brought by a group of farmers over federally approved biosolids containing a group of chemicals known as PFAS could mark the start of a new wave of land contamination cases. The suit — launched earlier this month in District of ...
Green Group Says EPA Issued Fraudulent PFAS Report
by Law360 | May 28, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lied to the public about the prevalence of what have come to be called “forever chemicals” in certain pesticide products available on the market, according to an advocacy group that has accused the agency of “egregious misconduct ...
Enviro Orgs Sue EPA Over PFAS Data For Plastic Containers
by Law360 | February 15, 2024
Two environmental groups accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday of withholding test data on the presence of forever chemicals in fluorinated plastic containers in response to their Freedom of Information Act request… Read the PEER Story… ...
Feds Slam Intervention Bids In BLM Grazing Analysis Dispute
by Law360 | February 5, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management and green groups have asked a D.C. federal court to reject efforts by Idaho, Utah and a coalition of agriculture industry groups to intervene in the environmentalists’ lawsuit challenging the grazing allotments… Read the PEER Story… ...