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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 […]
02/28/2024
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By Laura Harris
California ignoring the massive radioactive waste dumped into the Pacific Ocean while spending BILLIONS on “green” initiatives
Federal and state officials in California are allegedly ignoring the radioactive waste dumped into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast, even after new reports reveal it is even worse than expected. According to the Los Angeles Times, researchers discovered that the thousands of barrels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) disposed of into the ocean were not contained in barrels. The harmful pesticide […]
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 […]
09/28/2023
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By Cassie B.
eBay charged with selling environmentally hazardous products, including illegal pesticides
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal civil complaint against the online auction giant eBay for the unlawful sale and distribution of a broad range of products that are damaging to the environment as well as human health. These products violate protective measures such as the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control […]
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, […]
08/08/2023
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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 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 […]
04/13/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Truck carrying dioxin-contaminated soil from East Palestine CRASHES in eastern Ohio
Another disaster has occurred in eastern Ohio after a truck hauling contaminated soil from the East Palestine train derailment crashed in Columbiana County. A driver hauling dioxin-contaminated soil from the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment suffered a single-vehicle crash and toppled over on Route 165 near Waterford Road, dumping its contents all over […]
04/13/2023
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By News Editors
EPA failed to regulate billions of gallons of industrial wastewater laced with toxic chemicals, lawsuit alleges
Tennessee Riverkeeper and a coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to set limits on harmful chemicals like cyanide, benzene, mercury and chlorides in the billions of gallons of wastewater pouring out of U.S. oil refineries, chemical plants and factories that manufacture plastics, pesticides, fertilizer and nonferrous metals. (Article […]
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