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PFAS & Superfund NOT a Compatible Marriage
The federal house of representatives passed a bill that would designate certain types of PFAS “haz...
Interpreting Testing Results; The Basis for No Cause for Alarm
Not too long ago, a local leader in a community in Nevada asked if I could review a set of water tes...
No One Should Have to Breathe These Chemicals
Opinion NYT In Texas and across the country, the E.P.A.’s gutting of the Chemical Disaster Rul...
No Funds to Clean Up 34 Toxic Superfund Sites
By Sharon Franklin On January 2, 2020, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Brow and Ed White of the Associated...
Partnership Between University and Community finds Airborne Health Risks from PCBs in New Bedford Harbor Sediment
A unique collaboration between university and community led to an important study evaluating the hum...
Today’s A Reminder of Our Power
December 11, 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental &#...
Limiting Science in Government
Just before the Thanksgiving Holiday, the New York Times ran a story about EPA’s plan to limit the...
What Are You Thankful For?
By Liz Goodiel, CHEJ Science and Tech Fellow The holiday season, and Thanksgiving in particular, is ...
What’s Next? Polluted Communities Are Victimized Again.
By Teresa Mills Today the Trump administration finalized its 49th de-regulatory action since he too...
Five Years After Water Crisis Flint Michigan’s Children Still Suffering
By: Sharon Franklin New York Times Reporter, Erica L. Green recently reported on November 6, 2019 th...
Busting Stereotypes: Outdoor Afro
Earlier this month, the Heinz Foundation honored 5 remarkable people who reflect the accomplishments...
The Halls of Capitol Hill
By Liz Goodiel, CHEJ Science & Tech Fellow Capitol Hill is a busy epicenter of political movemen...
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