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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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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Recognize Kristina Thompson & PennDOT District 5-0 With Walter Lyon Award; Former DEP Secretary David Hess With Karl Mason Award

PA Environment Daily

He was a strong advocate for employing highly educated, qualified, and experienced environmental professionals in the public and private sectors and serves as a role model for the environmental professionals of today and tomorrow.

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Lynn L. Bergeson, “The Cost of Cleanup: Preparing for PFAS remediation battles,” Corporate Disputes, January – March 2025.

Nanotech

In April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened an enormous can of worms for entities even remotely association with the generation, transport, use or disposal of two legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

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EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency announced the federal government has settled its final federal Clean Air Act (CAA) claim against Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLC pertaining to the June 21, 2019 fire and explosion at its former South Philadelphia refinery. On October 8, the U.S.

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Third Circuit Holds that Air Emission Exceedances Governed by a Permit Are Not Subject to a Duplicative CERCLA Reporting Requirement

MGKF Law

The court’s reasoning came down to an interpretation of CERCLA that the phrase “subject to” was intended to mean “governed or affected by” rather than “obedient to.” 2021); 42 U.S.C. § § 9603. ” Id.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

EPA also looked at the financial health of the industry, cleanups in the sector, federal and state regulatory requirements governing releases of hazardous substances in the sector, and voluntary practices. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem.

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Spokespeople available to comment on the Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit, including housing affordability facts and key required actions

Enviromental Defense

The government says this meeting will aim to “tackle the issue of housing affordability.” Environmental Defence spokespeople are available for interviews about the key facts and actions required for housing affordability that should be part of the Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit.