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Conservation, public health and environmental justice organizations notified the Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue the agency for failing to respond to a rulemaking petition requesting stronger oversight and regulation of toxic and radioactive waste from phosphate mining and fertilizer production. The notice comes three years after the groups petitioned the agency to strengthen protections for people’s health and the environment.

On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is proposing to list nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Techniques Surfaces, USA, Inc. (“TS”) addressing alleged...

The Environmental Protection Agency has fined Owens Corning in Kansas City, Kansas, for allegedly violating hazardous waste regulations, according to a press release.

EPA this week took steps to require PFAS to be cleaned up at the nation's more than 1,700 facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes ("TSDFs").