Central Louisiana Coalition for a Clean and Healthy Environment (CLCCHE) Public Testimony before the USEPA Office of Resource Conservation & Recovery Calling for a National BAN on Open Burning and Detonation of Hazardous Waste March 22, 2022 My name is...
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...
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...
Today, more than 260 people – representing more than 100 environmental and social justice organizations from the U.S. and its territories – co-signed an open letter calling on U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to end the dangerous practice of open air burning and...
Effective today, a permit issued by the State of Tennessee and U.S. EPA Region 4 will allow the U.S. Army to continue open air burning of toxic PFAS chemicals at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, despite objections from hundreds of citizens and more than 70...
“We applaud CSWAB for holding the military and the federal government accountable to ameliorate the pollution caused to local water systems by military and industrial toxins – and for continually ensuring that the community engagement process respects the viewpoints of all cultures and stakeholders.”