WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2023 (ENS) – The Biden Administration today proposed the first national drinking water standard for six harmful “forever chemicals” in the latest action under President Joe [...]
WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2023 (ENS) – They’re called “forever chemicals” for a reason – because they don’t break down in the environment over time. Toxic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, [...]
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 [...]
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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