EPN Articles Related To Waste

EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Waste

‘A Trash Can For The US’: Anger in Mexico and Canada Over Toxic Waste Shipments

January 15, 2025 / by

Erin McCormick and Verónica García de León /

The Guardian

Barnes Johnson, former Director, EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, was quoted in The Guardian about exporting hazardous waste from the US to Mexico and Canada, posing unknown public health concerns and environmental threats abroad because of differences in environmental regulations.

Black-Colored Plastic Used for Kitchen Utensils and Toys Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants

October 1, 2024 / by

Sandee LaMotte /

CNN

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), was quoted in CNN about the dangerous levels of flame retardants found in black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and children’s toys.

Microplastics Are Everywhere, But Are They Harming Us?

August 5, 2024 / by

Mike Stobbe /

AP News

Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy and Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at UCSF, was quoted in AP News about the presence of microplastics in human body tissue and the concerning research emerging about how the particles affect the body.

Does ‘Compostable’ Plastic Actually Break Down? Here’s What To Know.

July 20, 2024 / by

Allyson Chiu /

The Washington Post

Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in The Washington Post about Beyond Plastics’ most recent report that called EPA to research bioplastics and expressed concern about current plastic regulations.

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