The Latest On: Take on Toxics
Michelle Mabson, Staff Scientist, Earthjustice: “It can cause breast cancers. It can cause lymphoid cancer. It can cause leukemia. Those are all hallmarks of a mutagenic compound, and it needs to be treated as such.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
