EPN Comments on EPA’s Proposed Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units
Letter Suggesting That PFOA and PFOS Be Designated as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
EPN Comments on Draft Environmental Justice Plan for EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs
EPN Writes a Letter on Proposed EAB Amendments
EPA Core Programs—Waste
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Waste
Black-Colored Plastic Used for Kitchen Utensils and Toys Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants
Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), was quoted in CNN about the dangerous levels of flame retardants found in black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and children’s toys.
Microplastics Are Everywhere, But Are They Harming Us?
Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy and Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at UCSF, was quoted in AP News about the presence of microplastics in human body tissue and the concerning research emerging about how the particles affect the body.
Does ‘Compostable’ Plastic Actually Break Down? Here’s What To Know.
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in The Washington Post about Beyond Plastics’ most recent report that called EPA to research bioplastics and expressed concern about current plastic regulations.
Shell Quietly Backs Away From Pledge to Increase ‘Advanced Recycling’ of Plastics
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in The Guardian about Shell’s failed pledge to recycle plastics via pyrolysis because of slow technology development and market changes.