Archive for May 2024
More Pentagon PFAS Drinking Water Analyses Spurred by EPA Rule
Bloomberg by Pat Rizzuto and Paul Murphy Washington, DC – The Department of Defense is reviewing the amount of PFAS in drinking water supplies at some of its sites due to the EPA’s recent rule limiting five “forever chemicals.” But plans to investigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances’ (PFAS) contamination on military bases and take action when needed…
Read MorePentagon Warns of ‘Decades-long’ Effort to Comply with PFAS Rule
E&E by Elie Borst Washington, DC – One of the Department of Defense’s top environmental officials told lawmakers Tuesday it could take decades to get in compliance with EPA’s first-ever limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Those limits, finalized last week, give water providers five years to bring PFAS contamination below the acceptable thresholds. “This is a…
Read MoreEPA Announces significant Investment Across the Nation for Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
EPA Washington, DC Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced millions from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help Missouri and other states identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Working collaboratively, EPA and the State Revolving Funds are advancing the President’s Justice40 Initiative to ensure that 40%…
Read MoreFederal Real Property: More Consistent Monitoring of Asbestos Could Improve Oversight
Government Accountability Office Washington, DC The General Services Administration is responsible for the cost of cleaning up environmental contaminants—such as asbestos—on federal property. Contaminants can also make it harder or more costly for GSA to sell buildings that the government no longer needs. GSA requires asbestos inspections every 5 years for each federal building built before 1998.…
Read MoreJury: BNSF Railway Contributed to 2 Asbestos Deaths in Montana Town
Associated Press Libby, MT A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs,…
Read MoreMore Pentagon PFAS Drinking Water Analyses Spurred by EPA Rule
Bloomberg by Pat Rizzuto and Paul Murphy Washington, DC – The Department of Defense is reviewing the amount of PFAS in drinking water supplies at some of its sites due to the EPA’s recent rule limiting five “forever chemicals.” But plans to investigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances’ (PFAS) contamination on military bases and take action when needed…
Read MorePentagon Warns of ‘Decades-long’ Effort to Comply with PFAS Rule
E&E by Elie Borst Washington, DC – One of the Department of Defense’s top environmental officials told lawmakers Tuesday it could take decades to get in compliance with EPA’s first-ever limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Those limits, finalized last week, give water providers five years to bring PFAS contamination below the acceptable thresholds. “This is a…
Read MoreEPA Announces Significant Investment Across the Nation for Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
EPA Washington, DC Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced millions from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help Missouri and other states identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Working collaboratively, EPA and the State Revolving Funds are advancing the President’s Justice40 Initiative to ensure that 40%…
Read MoreFederal Real Property: More Consistent Monitoring of Asbestos Could Improve Oversight
Government Accountability Office Washington, DC The General Services Administration is responsible for the cost of cleaning up environmental contaminants—such as asbestos—on federal property. Contaminants can also make it harder or more costly for GSA to sell buildings that the government no longer needs. GSA requires asbestos inspections every 5 years for each federal building built before 1998.…
Read MoreJury: BNSF Railway Contributed to 2 Asbestos Deaths in Montana Town
Associated Press Libby, MT A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs,…
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