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Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this year, environmental health advocates scored a big win when the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) updated the ethylene oxide sterilizer rule requiring commercial sterilizers to significantly lower their emissions. Overburdened communities are not being protected fast enough by these incremental approaches.

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DEP Extends Comment Period On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order For Penn State Benner Township PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Site In Centre County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 11 PA Bulletin extending the comment period seven days to February 12 on a proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order and Agreement with Penn State University on the cleanup of PFAS forever chemical contamination in Benner Township, Centre County. (

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Regulator sells out community safety for pennies on the dollar, as Imperial Oil gets 95 per cent “discount” on oil sands spill fine

Enviromental Defense

Peter Loney, Council of Canadians, Edmonton Chapter said: “The fine of $50,000, a mere pittance for a company as large as Imperial Oil, does nothing to encourage environmental responsibility nor does it deter unsafe conduct that puts local Indigenous communities at risk.”

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

Law Columbia

The Regulation of Lithium in Chile: Between Economic Exploitation and Environmental Protection Chiles prominence in the global lithium market, alongside Australia, is underpinned by its vast reserves and central role in emerging green industries such as electromobility, battery manufacturing, and green hydrogen.

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State Fire Commissioner: Improper Disposal Of Rechargeable Batteries Is Leading To More, And More Dangerous Fires

PA Environment Daily

In March 2022, a fire attributed to a rechargeable battery burned down a Penn Waste facility in York County. Additional information can be found at the recently launched Environmental Protection Agency website , which is dedicated to questions on lithium-ion batteries.

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PEER Files Request for Correction Regarding Verification Analysis for PFAS in Pesticide Products

Nanotech

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on May 28, 2024, that it filed a request for correction (RFC) under the Information Quality Act (IQA) regarding a U.S.

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NPL Listing Upheld for Groundwater Plume with No Identified Source

MGKF Law

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) by holding that a groundwater plume can be listed as a Superfund Site on the National Priorities List (“NPL”) pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § July 8, 2022).