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EPA’s New PFAS Definition Will Make it Harder to Protect the Public

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics has made an unusual change that will make the regulation of PFAS chemicals even harder , potentially letting thousands of these dangerous “forever chemicals” escape EPA regulation, thereby endangering the health of millions of people.

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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

With all the subtlety of a jackhammer, he asserted, “Until the latter part of the 20th century, there was no support in American law for a constitutional right to obtain an abortion. In his draft ruling, Alito conferred credibility and salience to British anti-abortion laws of the 17 th and 13 th centuries. Broader implications.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework.

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Senate Confirms Michal Freedhoff as EPA Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to Biden’s announcement , Freedhoff has more than 20 years of government experience, most recently as the Minority Director of Oversight for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. in physical chemistry at the University of Rochester.

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Registration Opens for “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later,” an Essential Annual TSCA Event

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B&C ® ), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present “TSCA Reform - Five Years Later.” Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials. Lead Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund.

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Isn’t It Ironic?

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is laser focused on achieving several “whole-of-government” priorities: addressing climate change, identifying and giving environmental justice greater consideration in decision-making, and following the science wherever it may lead. Posted on January 25, 2022 by Lynn L.