Waterkeeper Alliance Endorses New PFAS Accountability Act that Promises to Hold Manufacturers Responsible for ‘Forever Chemicals’
Waterkeeper Alliance proudly endorses the PFAS Accountability Act, which was introduced recently in the House and Senate by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA). This important legislation aims to hold manufacturers responsible by advancing essential new measures to crack down on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) pollution through new monitoring, accountability, and incentive programs.
Lawsuit Launched Over EPA’s Oversight Failure on Dangerous Phosphate Mining Waste
Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeepers Florida, Bayou City Waterkeeper, and others today 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.
EPA Proposes to Exclude Most Slaughterhouses and Rendering Plants from Updated Water Pollution Control Rules
Waterkeeper Alliance and other clean water experts are urging EPA to require slaughterhouses and rendering plants to comply with modern technology standards for nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.
Tell EPA to Stop Exempting Factory Farms From Reporting Hazardous Air Pollution!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is walking back its commitment to revise or eliminate an illegal rule exempting factory farms from hazardous air pollution-reporting requirements that are essential to protecting public health and the environment.
The public, particularly people living close to factory farms, have a right under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to know about the hazardous air pollution being released by these operations so they can protect their health and the health of their family members.
That is why we are urging our supporters to tell EPA to revoke this illegal exemption.
