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More people exposed to Manhattan Project chemicals deserve compensation, advocates say
25 Apr 2024 01:34 GMT
… compensate individuals exposed to chemicals from the Manhattan Project … for greater awareness of the toxic sites near certain homes. … and there being radioactive waste, and he was concerned … Jurgens, EPA Region 7 Superfund and Emergency Management division …
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Designation of Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
25 Apr 2024 01:02 GMT
… , and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”) (the “Final Rule”). The designation … PFOA or PFOS contaminated waste a “hazardous waste” or a “hazardous constituent … several factors unique to the chemicals themselves. Further, unlike remediation technologies …
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America's toxic wastelands: More than 20 million people living near sites polluted with hazardous waste linked to infant deaths and cancer
24 Apr 2024 15:13 GMT
… within one mile of toxic waste sites that have been … which was contaminated by chemicals and pharmaceuticals for nearly … health risks.'
Another Superfund in Laramie, Wyoming is home … historical spills of now banned chemicals that impacting breathing, and …
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Drinking water in low-income communities is more likely to be contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ research finds
24 Apr 2024 14:07 GMT
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PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread and more … of 14,000 persistent, toxic chemicals that are used in … are often called “forever chemicals” because they are extremely … added to the Superfund list of hazardous chemicals, meaning that polluters …
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Superfund designation for PFAS raises concern over liability
23 Apr 2024 18:40 GMT
… of PFAS chemicals under the law governing Superfund sites, spurring … that set up the Superfund. Both are forms of … EPA.
“Designating these chemicals under our Superfund authority will allow … which would include water and waste utilities, airports, farmers and …
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Waste industry groups still seeking legislative exemption to PFAS hazardous substance designation
23 Apr 2024 17:28 GMT
… for some of the chemicals. Some waste companies also see … EPA is targeting such chemicals under the Comprehensive Environmental … , known as CERCLA or Superfund. It says the hazardous … the practice from Superfund liability alongside the waste industry.
Frank …
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How women led the activism that created the Superfund program
23 Apr 2024 00:18 GMT
… the contaminated San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site.
Instead, the EPA … -defunct paper mill that dumped chemical waste there decades ago.
One of … at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site.
Similarly, Medcalf’s …
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Hampton Bays Superfund Site Cleanup Advances
22 Apr 2024 21:09 GMT
… now listed as a state Superfund site. Independent/James J … its plan to cleanup a Superfund site at a Hampton Bays … found to be polluted with chemicals used in firefighter foam that … Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites, as the list of State Superfund sites is …
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EPA Designates Two 'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous
22 Apr 2024 13:20 GMT
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“Designating these chemicals under our Superfund authority will allow EPA … use and disposal of toxic PFAS have wreaked havoc … even clothing is contaminated with toxic chemicals, but unfortunately that’s … off the tap on toxic PFAS everywhere.”
The EPA …
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EPA finalizes PFAS contamination rule, categorizes 2 more chemicals as hazardous substances
22 Apr 2024 11:25 GMT
… PFAS pollution. Designating these chemicals under our Superfund authority will allow EPA … Materials Transportation Act.
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