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Trump EPA slashes workforce by 25%, targets bureaucratic waste amid government shutdown
24 Oct 2025 09:21 GMT
… citing rising backlogs in permitting, chemical reviews and pesticide approvals.
The … EPA continues essential operations (hazardous waste removal, Superfund cleanups), but prolonged funding … up… backlogs in reviewing new chemicals went up, backlogs in …
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Reporting from the Mon: A river watchdog tracks chemical waste
21 Oct 2025 11:47 GMT
… Jefferson Hills LLC, a chemical resins manufacturing plant, releases … zinc and other chemicals in the industrial waste could disrupt … waste in the 1950s and ‘60s and is now a Superfund … and numerous other industrial chemicals. At Synthomer, the Waterkeepers …
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Till Waste Do Us Part? EPA Says "I Do" to Biden-Era PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Rule (For Now)
23 Oct 2025 00:54 GMT
In May 2024, the EPA issued a final rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS), two substances under the PFAS umbrella, as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous …
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This top-rated laundry brand says it cleans your clothes better without the toxic chemicals: 'Why don't we just get rid of them?'
22 Oct 2025 13:35 GMT
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That included eliminating petro-based chemicals (often included in cleaning supplies … a superfund site in New Jersey, where he became concerned about chemicals … laundry detergent showed 66% reduced chemical waste, 87% reduced wastewater, and 100% …
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“Where They Lived Was Making People Sick” – Living Near Superfund Sites Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer
22 Oct 2025 08:39 GMT
Living near toxic Superfund sites may raise … Superfund sites, and social adversity. Superfund sites are areas contaminated with hazardous waste … what might leave a chemical fingerprint in patients, a … to national priorities list superfund sites is associated …
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Shutdown Stalemate: How EPA’s Pause Could Reshape Chemical Regulatory Timelines
22 Oct 2025 03:15 GMT
… to imminent threats;
Superfund cleanups that, if paused … ongoing implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act … (TMDL), delegated hazardous waste permits) could experience … submissions.
Pesticide companies, chemical manufacturers, processors, and …
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Trump EPA Plans 25% Workforce Reduction, Citing Bureaucratic Waste and Biden-Era Overreach
21 Oct 2025 17:02 GMT
… up… backlogs in reviewing new chemicals went up, backlogs in reviewing … of hazardous waste and updating safety guidelines for toxic cleanup at Superfund sites …
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40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
24 Oct 2025 22:27 GMT
… 's departments, except the Superfund and Emergency Management Division. Union … PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, requires digging into the ground … Americans a taste of the toxic consequences of the deliberate campaign …
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A discussion of caring for military-connected children, with Abby Nerlinger, MD
23 Oct 2025 23:54 GMT
… as a National Priority List Superfund Sites. A significant portion of … current EPA-designated Superfund Sites are current or former … home environment, the outdoor environment, toxic chemical exposures, and parental occupations and …
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Is the plan for a new school in Greenpoint safe? There are skeptics.
23 Oct 2025 22:40 GMT
… the NuHart Superfund site, a former plastics manufacturer where toxic chemicals once leaked … Superfund site, but nearby contaminated land is home to two underground toxic … -deep hydraulic barrier prevents any chemical plume from migrating.
Officials also …
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