The Latest On: Take on Toxics
November 14, 2019
| In the News: ProPublica
New EPA Rules Aim to Reduce Toxic Emissions. But Many “Cancer Alley” Chemical Plants Won’t Have to Change.
Emma Cheuse, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “Communities in the Gulf states need protection every day, not just on sunny days.”
November 8, 2019
| In the News: WebMD
Ethylene Oxide Emission Plan Called ‘Weak’
Emma Cheuse, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “It’s unbelievable that EPA is proposing to leave certain communities exposed to a level of cancer risk that is 2 to 3 times the level the EPA deems presumptively unacceptable.”
November 4, 2019
| In the News: Bloomberg Environment
U.S. EPA Needs Better Science in Chemical Risk Findings: Advisers
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Earthjustice: "The findings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals are a meticulous, unvarnished, and absolutely devastating critique."
October 24, 2019
| Press Release
Due To Covanta’s Continuous ‘Pink Smoke’ Air Violations The Ironbound Community Urges NJ AG To Investigate And Take Enforcement
October 8, 2019
| Legal Document
Joint comments filed urging EPA to prohibit commercialization of 3 new PFAS chemicals
September 19, 2019
| In the News: The Intercept
EPA Allowed Companies to Make 40 New PFAS Chemicals Despite Serious Risks
Eve Gartner, Attorney, Northeast Regional Office, Earthjustice: “EPA could have used its authority in a meaningful way to stem the tide of these chemicals into commerce, the environment and human bodies. And instead it has taken tiny baby steps that have really not been protective. This is a crisis that we will be dealing with for millennia.”