The Latest On: Take on Toxics
Montanans Win Latest Fight to Keep Harmful Mining Out of a Pristine Wilderness Area
Louisiana to Hold Hearing for Massive Formosa Plastics Toxic Chemical Complex
Essex County Trash Incinerator Unfairly Burdens Poor, Critics Say
Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “Right now, the facility is operating under pollution standards that are over 20-years-old. The incinerator emits more lead into air than any other incinerator in the country, and is one of the top lead emitters in New Jersey for all types of facilities.”
State, EPA Reach Agreement On How To Implement Law Aimed At Regulating Pesticide Use
Kylie Wager Cruz, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “A lot of the major spraying operations were occurring right next to Native Hawaiian communities, include Hawaiian homestead residences on Molokai and West Kauai. It’s very important that the EPA takes a really close look at the Department of Agriculture’s practices to make sure there are no discriminatory impacts to Native Hawaiian communities.”
See Where PFAS Pollution Has Been Confirmed In The American West
Suzanne Novak, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “The EPA’s current guidelines do not include a commitment to set a drinking water standard, even for a subset of PFAS chemicals that even manufacturers agree are dangerous.”
La EPA Debe Proteger Nuestras Comunidades de la Exposición Al Cianuro de Hidrógeno
