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Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Connecticut Announces Interagency Working Group on PFAS
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced this week the formation of an interagency working group, to be led by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Department of…
Oregon Legislature Passes Pharmaceutical Stewardship Bill
Oregon is soon to become the fourth state to pass a pharmaceutical stewardship bill, creating a comprehensive Extended Producer Responsibility drug take-back system. Several other states have more limited stewardship…
Wyoming Reports Progress in Missile Cleanup with Corps
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is reporting progress in its long-running cleanup with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Atlas “D” Missile Site 4. When the DEQ…
Northeastern States Recommend PFAS Policy Solutions to Congress
On June 10, seven northeastern states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) sent a letter to key Members of Congress recommending that the federal government…
New Hampshire Files Lawsuits Against PFAS Manufacturers
On May 29, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, and Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Bob Scott announced that New Hampshire would file two lawsuits against companies…
Florida Launches Interactive Algal Bloom Dashboard
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a new interactive algal bloom dashboard to help make water quality information more readily available and understandable to the public. The…
Pennsylvania to Begin Statewide Sampling for PFAS
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this month will begin its statewide sampling plan to identify PFAS-contaminated drinking water supplies. The sampling plan will test water from more than…
California Bans Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) on May 10 banned the pesticide Chlorpyrifos, known on the market as Lorsban. Chlorpyrifos is used on a wide variety of crops as a…
Iowa Streamlines Asbestos Requirements Amid Floods While Maintaining Health Protection
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports that it is providing flexibility on some asbestos requirements while still protecting public health in areas damaged by recent floods. Working with…
