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American bread and donut makers urge Biden to reduce biofuel requirements
Corn is harvested from Kenison Farms in Levan, Utah on October 5, 2013. REUTERS / Jim UrquhartWASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Reuters) - A trade group representing some of America's largest bakery companies urges the Biden administration to reduce its…
Designation of PFAS as Hazardous Substance / Wastewater CERCLA – Exemption for Drinking Water…
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The American Water Works Association ("AWWA") sent a letter on July 19 to the Chairman and Senior Member of the Rules Committee of the United States House of Representatives, asking him to support an amendment ("Amendment…
Blackspace Oklahoma educating students about environmental risks
Blackspace Oklahoma is a local nonprofit organization that provides support and education to the African American community. Through a partnership with Oklahoma City Public Schools, the group targeted Douglass High School and Martin Luther…
“Pursue All Ways” To Obtain Justice In Flint’s Water Crisis
Over seven years ago, the water crisis in Flint began when state officials changed Flint's water source to save money, without worrying about people's health. These same officials also failed to properly treat the city's water, leading to…
Measuring Houston’s environmental injustice from space
Juan Flores is a longtime resident of Galena Park, an eastern suburb of Houston, who "smelled all kinds of chemicals" in the air of nearby industrial facilities.
“I'm probably going to get cancer as I get older just because I live…
Big Sugar must stop open-pit burning of sugarcane fields
When the cane fields burn and the skies darken over the Everglades, mothers bring the children back inside. It should tell you everything you need to know. As sugar farmers burn acre after acre to facilitate each harvest, month after…
A South Hero landfill has high levels of “forever chemicals”. Nobody knows exactly why
A satellite view of a former landfill in South Hero where authorities found high levels of PFAS. The chemicals were detected in monitoring wells placed around the perimeter of the site. Illustration of VTDigger; Google Earth / US…
Congress to vote on bill setting a two-year clock for PFAS water limits
A Michigan congresswoman said a federal bill requiring drinking water limits for the family of chemicals known as PFAS, which had been found in high national limits in parts of the counties of Bucks, and Montgomery, could move forward…
Report documents use of PFAS in hydraulic fracturing in New Mexico
Report that PFAS chemicals were used in hydraulic fracturing operations in New Mexico "highlights how important it is for regulators to know what's in industrial wastewater," Maddy said Hayden, spokesperson for the New Mexico Department…
The town of Chautauqua files a complaint against the fire-fighting foam companies | News, Sports,…
The town of Chautauqua has filed its own complaint against fire-fighting foam companies that allegedly contaminated the water of residents of the village of Mayville.
In early…