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03/01/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Lawsuit accuses Synagro of poisoning farms with PFAS-contaminated BIOSOLIDS “fertilizer”
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group, has announced a lawsuit against a major U.S. producer of so-called “biosolids-based fertilizer” for contaminating the natural environment with toxic chemicals like PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). In what PEER says is the first “in what may be a tidal wave of product liability lawsuits,” the […]
02/29/2024
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By News Editors
PFAS in biosolids fertilizer sparks damages lawsuit
Washington, DC — The first in what may be a tidal wave of product liability lawsuits has been filed against a major manufacturer of biosolids-based fertilizer for damages caused by toxic chemicals they contain. Fertilizers produced from sewage sludge have dangerous levels of toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to laboratory testing arranged by Public […]
01/31/2024
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By Lance D Johnson
EPA monitoring a new class of toxic PFAS in municipal water supplies – GenX chemicals
Endocrine disruptors, carcinogens and a plethora of pharmaceutical drugs pollute municipal water supplies, infiltrating our tap water. On March 14, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These “forever” chemicals have been manufactured since the 1940s. Today, these endocrine disruptors […]
09/12/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Behind secrecy barriers, EPA begins removal of toxic materials in areas devastated by Maui wildfires
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started a phased cleanup of toxic materials from areas affected by the devastating Maui wildfires. Per the request of the state of Hawaii and Maui County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assigned the EPA to supervise the cleanup as the island community tries to move on after the disastrous wildfires. According to a FEMA spokesman, […]
08/25/2023
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By News Editors
Will new EPA regulations starve millions of people?
Two distinguished climate scientists have filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a 45-page comment on the proposed regulation the EPA announced on May 11, 2023, setting emission standards that would require nearly all of coal- and gas-powered plants in the U.S.to capture almost all—90 percent—of their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2038 or shut down. (Article […]
08/08/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Following East Palestine train derailment, environmentalists push EPA to ban vinyl chloride
A gathering of environmental leaders converged at the steps of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) headquarters this week to demand an immediate ban on toxic vinyl chloride, the same deadly chemical that was released in the East Palestine train derailment. While the EPA limits vinyl chloride emissions below a certain threshold, the environmental leaders […]
07/17/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Congress orders telecommunications companies to clean up TOXIC lead cables
Hidden beneath the dirt of America’s vast landscape are many thousands of miles of lead-covered cables that Congress says are polluting water and soil, and thus must be removed. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter to USTelecom, an industry group that represents telecommunications giants like AT&T and Verizon, that the telecom industry must […]
07/17/2023
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By Laura Harris
OCEANSIDE FILTH: More than 3000 U.S. beaches found to contain dangerous levels of sewage
More than half of America’s beaches contain dangerous levels of sewage, according to a new report from Environment America, a Colorado-based environmental advocacy group. The report, titled “Safe for Swimming?” compiled testing data from 3,192 beaches across the coastlines of America. Based on the results, 55 percent of the beaches had unsafe levels of sewage in their […]
07/16/2023
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By Belle Carter
The WAR on appliances continues: Biden imposes rule to slash coolant use in air conditioning units
President Joe Biden’s administration is not stopping at regulating gas stoves and all appliances that are powered by fossil fuels in its massive drive to switch to renewable energy-dependent and electric-powered household equipment. More stringent rules that reduce the use of coolants used in most air conditioning units and other appliances in the name of […]
07/12/2023
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By Laura Harris
25 AGs condemn Biden administration’s EV proposal as unlawful, unwise and unsustainable for rural America
Attorneys General (AGs) Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia and Daniel Cameron of Kentucky led their counterparts from 23 other states in publicly criticizing the Biden Administration’s proposal that would force car manufacturers to produce electric vehicles (EVs). The attorneys general argue that the rule is “unlawful, unwise, and unsustainable” and would negatively impact rural America. This comes after the […]
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