Pat Rizzuto

Chemicals Reporter @environment Book & mountain lover. Retweets and use of my handle on other people's tweets do NOT = endorsement.

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The DOD released new estimated #PFAS cleanup dates Sept. 2 for hundreds of military bases across the country. It’ll take longer to clean up more than 100 sites to collect needed data, the department said. https://t.co/FTPARdmZPI

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Court upholds EPA rule that made PFOA and PFOS, the two best-studied #PFAS, hazardous substances under the Superfund law.
https://t.co/ETxCfFaWUF

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Eloquent piece explores policies affecting endangered species. The whooping crane is a "bellwether" of what could be in store for other species, Andy Caven, vice president of the International Crane Foundation told Bobby Magill.
https://t.co/GmU9MpnGSN

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Unusual PFAS lawsuit pits cookware manufacturers against each other over advertisements & proposes to let jury decide whether PTFE, aka Teflon, is safely used to make non-stick pots, pans, and other kitchenware. https://t.co/7OXMip9OG0

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Virginia adopts a threshold strategy to managing biosolids that contain PFOA and PFOS, the two most well studied types of "forever chemicals." https://t.co/wJBXVSTMsP

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https://t.co/0Lkdjp6deN @sklee_ca

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@rebeccamkern @Capitol_Forum They're lucky to have you.

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Being jailed doesn't justify the pain, suffering, and deaths, this investigation uncovered. https://t.co/dwUq5Fc2ap

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Many groups saw hope in the administration's request for info on state laws that harm commerce. But others worry about federal interference in state decisions about how to best protect the individuals and families who reside in their communities. https://t.co/kYY2Ga1u9k

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It's part of the administrations deregulatory effort, but the irony that’s lost on most people is that "we are banning Tylenol, but we don’t seem to care about air pollution,” said Christine Todd Whitman, EPA's administrator under George W. Bush.

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Dropping the EPA's conclusion that #greenhouse gases endanger human health and the environment jeopardizes emissions enforcement, reports @JenHijaz . https://t.co/oCiPmNhodg

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Parties in the lawsuit brought by environmentalists, who sued the EPA and Department of Energy over a report that justified revoking EPA's endangerment finding, meet with on Thursday, reports @JenHijaz. https://t.co/vkD4laK2sR

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An insight that didn't make it into the story (can't be too long) is that Douglas Troutman has worked with #cleaning product companies, which deal closely with consumers and janitorial workers. That's a viewpoint this office hasn't had in recent years. https://t.co/IdIrD4CWAq

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Also striking were global efforts that sometimes directly mention the US's recent treatment of science, or hint at it, as they launch initiatives to lure US researchers.

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The demise of scientific information & technologies developed & refined by federal agencies that's already happened & is planned will harm states, businesses, & the general public, @JenHijaz & I were told: Trump’s Approach to US Research Seen as Leaving Nation Blind (1)

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Yet negligence and careless disregard of a base's containment policy for aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), the PFAS-based fire suppressant used across the country, isn't allowed, Judge Gergel said. Those types of tort claims can proceed.

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Pentagon didn't get PFAS/AFFF cases agasinst it dismissed generally. But court's order signals lots and more litigation ahead and a tough slog for anyone suing the government. https://t.co/PvyYa17zAo

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Instructions federal staff being given vary.
https://t.co/pv0KCG4dCd

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Quite the example of good intentions and actions with, nontheless, unexpected, potentially harmful outcomes, from @JenHijaz https://t.co/D0auK9F5IP

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This rural New Mexico community where some people's roots goback to homesteaders, is challenging a bedrock legal principle: the sovereign can’t be sued without its consent. It hasn't consented to PFAS lawsuits. Hearing set for Feb. 7. https://t.co/Ewp7yEKXUq via @climate