Federal regulators are falsely claiming that production of a dangerous PFAS chemical has been phased out in the US, according to a complaint filed this week by an environmental watchdog group alleging the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consistently finds the chemical and other PFAS in fluorinated plastic containers. The post EPA accused of misleading public about ongoing production of harmful PFAS appeared first on The New Lede.| The New Lede
Industry leaders and Republicans in Congress again signaled their desire to hasten federal reviews of new chemicals at a Senate hearing, while an environmental health expert warned such changes will lead to more pollution and human health impacts. The post Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law appeared first on The New Lede.| The New Lede
A review of documents and federal moves show the Trump administration has acted on most of a 29-item list of environmental policy requests from industry groups in its first eight months in office. The changes affected rules on air pollution, chemical safety and water protections. The post WATCH: An industry wish list has shaped Trump’s environmental policy appeared first on The New Lede.| The New Lede
Dissolved oxygen (and the lack of it) has been the star of the show for many Water Quality Advisory Committee meetings of the Delaware River Basin Commission in the past few years, and it made a guest appearance at the committee meeting on Monday. Greg Voigt, from the Water Division of the Environmental Protection Agency… The post Dissolved oxygen rules set to come Sept. 22: EPA official appeared first on Delaware Currents.| Delaware Currents
By Carey Gillam When a team of scientists embarked two years ago on a $1 million landmark study of Iowa’s persistent water quality problems, they knew that the findings would be important to share. But now, after the completed study pointed to agricultural pollution as a significant source of the key US farm state’s water quality problems, public officials have quietly stripped funding away from plans to promote the study findings.| The New Lede
By Shannon Kelleher Congress is proposing to reverse measures that protect military service members, firefighters and others from harmful PFAS chemicals.| The New Lede
By Brian Bienkowski Steel and coke plants in the US are regularly releasing illegal amounts of air pollutants and the Trump administration’s delay on stricter rules at these plants leaves fenceline communities struggling for long-sought federal help, according to a new report.| The New Lede
By Brian Bienkowski Children highly exposed to an insecticide prior to birth showed signs of impaired brain development and motor function, according to a new study of chlorpyrifos — a pesticide still used on US crops despite decades of warnings about its impact on children’s health.| The New Lede
VPIRG report provides consumers with tips for avoiding excessive and potentially toxic plastic packaging and products this holiday season. Nowhere on Earth is free from plastic pollution these days, from the highest mountaintops to the deepest ocean canyons. The problem gets worse each year and seems to peak during the holiday season when household trash … Read More »| Vermont Public Interest Research Group
