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EPA Announces Plan to Eliminate its Office of Research and Development

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 18 it would continue workforce reductions through the elimination of its Office of Research and Development, which provides the independent scientific research that underpins...more

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Masks on for Spring Cleaning: New Study Reveals Household Dust may be an Additional PFAS Exposure Source

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A new study from the North Carolina State University’s GenX Exposure Study has detected airborne “forever chemicals” in everyday household dust in communities along the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina area. These...more

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Hydrogen Fluoride/Domestic Oil Refining: Clean Air Council Submits Toxic Substances Control Act Petition to U.S. Environmental...

The Clean Air Council and two other environmental organizations filed a February 11th submission with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled:                                 PETITION TO PROHIBIT...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 12.13.24

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday banned two solvents found in everyday products that can cause cancer and other serious diseases. It was a move long sought by environmental and health advocates, even...more

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Carolinas Environmental Legislative Update

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Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more

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Lessons we all need to learn from the Great Salt Lake Crisis

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Those of us on the east coast have heard that the Great Salt Lake has receded to the verge of a public health crisis, including because toxins in the sediment that have been underwater for millennia may soon may soon be...more

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U.S. EPA’s Addition of 1-BP to CERCLA Hazardous Substance List Likely Precursor to Similar Actions on PFAS

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On April 8, 2022, U.S. EPA added the industrial solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to its list of CERCLA hazardous substances; this listing was triggered by U.S. EPA’s decision to add 1-BP to the Clean Air Act’s list of hazardous...more

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U.S. House Passes PFAS Action Act of 2021

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On Wednesday July 21, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill, H.R. 2467, passed 241-183 demonstrating its bipartisan support, with twenty-three Republicans joining their...more

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Texas grand jury indicts Arkema and company executives over Hurricane Harvey emissions

On August 3, 2018, a grand jury in Houston, Texas, indicted chemical manufacturer Arkema North America, Inc. (Arkema), its CEO and a manager at the manufacturer’s Crosby, Texas, plant on criminal charges for the “reckless...more

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