Mar 21, 2022 | issues
by Inside EPA Publishers EPA plans to revise its regulations governing the open burn/open detonation (OB/OD) of waste explosives to require evaluation of alternative destruction methods and may set minimum technical criteria for remaining OB/OD units, but the...
Mar 15, 2022 | issues
The first warning of trouble occurred when a routine prescribed burn of vegetation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) ignited an underground fire that burned from August 26-28, 2020. Despite millions spent on cleanup, residual soil...
Mar 9, 2022 | issues
by Inside EPA Publishers President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) call to better address health concerns about military veterans exposed to toxics from overseas “burn pits” is driving new efforts for policymakers to address the issue at home, with...
Feb 26, 2022 | issues
by Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal – February 23, 2022 Conservatives on Wisconsin’s natural resources board has approved weakened regulations for toxic “forever chemicals” in public water supplies but killed a rule to limit them in...
Feb 21, 2022 | issues
by Enid Sisskin, PhD, Director of Gulf Coast Environmental Defense. It’s a shocking case of arrested development. In a nation that prides itself on high technology, our federal government is burning and detonating hazardous waste in the open air, using stone age...
Feb 15, 2022 | issues
The 7,000-acre Radford Army Ammunition Plant spans both sides of the New River. (Image from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) VIRGINIA – Researchers at Cancer Control and Population Health Research at the University of Virginia are warning that all...
