Organizations Push to Get PFAS out of Plastic Containers

by | March 23, 2023
EPA must ban fluorination process that creates PFAS in plastics ...

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

The range of toxicity values was framed by political appointees as a “compromise” to resolve the alleged dispute between the OCSPP and the ORD, the inspector general said. The appointees also defended it as a “policy” decision, not an alteration of scientific data. After the Biden ...

Biden administration must accelerate ocean protection

by The Hill |
But here’s the real problem: To date, while virtually all of the strongly protected areas in U.S. waters are in the Western Pacific region — Papahanaumokuakea, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments, covering a total of approximately 1.2 ...

Nationwide Standard Pitched for Vessel Speed Zones Protecting Whales

by Fishing Wire | March 22, 2023
With Congress placing the federal government on a six-year wait to put in place new regulations to protect North Atlantic right whales, two groups advocating for whales filed an administrative rule-making petition pushing the government to protect all whales in U.S. waters. “Ship ...

Planes Fly Too Loudly and Too Low Over Bay Area National Parks, Lawsuit Says

by Aviation Pros | March 21, 2023
“The air tour management plan for San Francisco’s national parks is a disgrace and should be rescinded,” said Paula Dinerstein, attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, the lead plaintiff. “These agencies did not just cut corners, ...
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