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ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk

December 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 15, 2022 (ENS) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, ADEQ, has launched a free of charge “take-back and replace” pilot program to help select fire departments [...]

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Europe Evaluates New Rules for Cleaner Air, Water

October 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Evaluates New Rules for Cleaner Air, Water

BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 27, 2022 (ENS) – The European Commission Wednesday proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and the treatment of urban wastewater.

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Massachusetts Drinking Water Polluted With Firefighting Foam

May 25, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Massachusetts Drinking Water Polluted With Firefighting Foam

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022 (ENS) – State Attorney General Maura Healey today sued 13 manufacturers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in firefighting foam. They [...]

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Governments Agree to Draft Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

March 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Governments Agree to Draft Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 3, 2022 (ENS) – To tackle plastic pollution accumulating across the globe, governments at the UN Environment Assembly here Tuesday approved the start of talks later this [...]

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MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

February 23, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2022 (ENS) – Maryland’s clean energy program has major components that are both environmentally counterproductive and excessively costly to ratepayers, finds a report released this week [...]

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ILLINOIS: Sugar Camp Energy Sued for PFAS in Firefighting Foam

January 24, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Sugar Camp Energy Sued for PFAS in Firefighting Foam

CHICAGO, Illinois, January 24, 2022 (ENS) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against Sugar Camp Energy, LLC alleging that the company violated the Illinois Environmental Protection [...]

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Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

November 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2021 (ENS) – Just a month after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new plan to cope with the wide spread of PFAS, a group [...]

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US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – Toxic when ingested, persistent in the environment, PFAS are manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products worldwide since the 1950s. Now, the [...]

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  • ALABAMA: Persistent Landfill Fire Prompts State Capitol Rally
    January 25, 2023 Comments Off on ALABAMA: Persistent Landfill Fire Prompts State Capitol Rally
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    January 9, 2023 Comments Off on KANSAS: Keystone Pipeline Spill Cleanup Plan Agreed
  • ALABAMA: Seven Sentenced, Ending Giant U.S. Cockfighting Biz
    December 15, 2022 Comments Off on ALABAMA: Seven Sentenced, Ending Giant U.S. Cockfighting Biz
  • ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk
    December 15, 2022 Comments Off on ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk

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