Testimony before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization Michael Urayoan Connelly Reyes Representing Vidas Viequenses Valen, Vieques, Puerto Rico 20 June 2022 We’re an island population with a backstory of more than six decades residing downwind of...
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...
Pyrotechnic compositions of magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) are widely used in military flares and for igniting the solid propellant of a rocket motor, and are comprised of as much as 45% PFAS. The demilitarization of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable flares and other...
In formal comments submitted today to Utah environmental regulators and the U.S. EPA, a national coalition of 60 groups from around the U.S. is objecting to the approval of a permit which will allow the continued open air burning of hazardous munitions wastes...
“CSWAB has the longevity and the tenacity to have been and to remain a critical force in protecting the public and the general environment from the harmful effects of the government’s polluting practices.”