by Susan Sargent | Mar 27, 2020
LeMoult: Well, I’m told they really haven’t been able to do much of their jobs since this whole pandemic began. But I talked with Kyla Bennett today. She’s the science director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is known as...
by Susan Sargent | Mar 26, 2020
“Tort litigation has yielded multi-million-dollar verdicts for chemical exposure victims, prompted a documentary and a Hollywood feature film about the chemicals’ perils. Yet, the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to designate waste containing the...
by Susan Sargent | Feb 28, 2020
Until enactment of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (also known as the Ocean Dumping Act) in October 1972, the U.S. routinely dumped high-level radioactive, medical, and other military and industrial wastes into the sea. As a result, America’s...
by Susan Sargent | Feb 28, 2020
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 28, 2020 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933; Sets Limits too High, Omits Thousands of PFAS and Fails to Address Sources Boston — Massachusetts is poised to take a commendable first step to counter the growing water pollution...
by Susan Sargent | Jan 16, 2020
Politicians of both parties cite America’s crumbling bridges, dams, and other public infrastructure but few say anything about our aging industrial infrastructure. Consider: Most all of America’s 148 refineries were built before 1985. Most all suffer from aging...
