Trump Targets State Climate Laws, Escalates Deregulatory Agenda
Breaking Down What Deregulation Means for Landfills
‘A Trash Can For The US’: Anger in Mexico and Canada Over Toxic Waste Shipments
Black-Colored Plastic Used for Kitchen Utensils and Toys Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants
Microplastics Are Everywhere, But Are They Harming Us?
Does ‘Compostable’ Plastic Actually Break Down? Here’s What To Know.
Shell Quietly Backs Away From Pledge to Increase ‘Advanced Recycling’ of Plastics
EMC Delays PFAS Action Again, Considers Taking Broader Role Over Pollution Discharge Permits
Green Group Calls on Feds to Research, Regulate Bioplastics
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Waste
Trump Targets State Climate Laws, Escalates Deregulatory Agenda
Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in WasteDive. The White House released new orders last week targeting state laws related to climate change and environmental justice, which could ensnare waste laws covering organics or landfills.
Breaking Down What Deregulation Means for Landfills
EPN was mentioned in an article by WasteDive about how the regulatory rollbacks announced by EPA will immediately affect populations near waste sites.
‘A Trash Can For The US’: Anger in Mexico and Canada Over Toxic Waste Shipments
Barnes Johnson, former Director, EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, was quoted in The Guardian about exporting hazardous waste from the US to Mexico and Canada, posing unknown public health concerns and environmental threats abroad because of differences in environmental regulations.
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.