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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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District Court Dismisses Suit Seeking TSCA Section 6 Rule Prohibiting Production of PFOA during Fluorination of Plastic Containers

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a rule under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the production of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) during Inhance Technologies, LLCs (Inhance) fluorination process. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) v.

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NGOs Petition EPA to Remove PFAS Immediately from Fluorinated Plastic Containers

Nanotech

Environmental Protection The post NGOs Petition EPA to Remove PFAS Immediately from Fluorinated Plastic Containers appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. The petition “demands that the U.S.

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CEH and PEER File Suit Seeking TSCA Section 6 Rule Prohibiting Production of PFOA During Fluorination of Plastic Containers

Nanotech

On July 25, 2024, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. What’s Next? EPA will take public comment on the proposed decision for 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register.

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Moving the Needle on PFAS Regulation

Vermont Law

Efforts to protect public health and the environment from PFAS have been hampered by major gaps in both federal and state law and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unwillingness to act. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Toxic Substances Control Act.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Forestry and landscape sustainability : Forestry and landscape represent some of the oldest environmental protection laws in the world. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own. It covers the following areas.