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Pat Rizzuto

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

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Exclusive. Talking hasn't worked. New Mexico is headed back to court for in a 5-year old battle over whether the state, which has EPA's okay to administer a federal waste law, can tell the Air Force to cleanup #PFAS local residents say is harming them. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

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ICYMI: Veterans' Dept. to study kidney cancer & #PFAS exposure tp determine if kidney cancer should be considered a presumptive service-connected condition for veterans exposed to the chemicals. #veterans news.va.gov/press-room/va-…

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Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' residents prepare for court. Patterns & practices "rooted in slavery and its afterlife" have transformed their communities into "industrial sacrifice zones,” complaint says. See Jennifer Hijazi free-to-all story. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

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Stronger FDA oversight of #chemicals in food welcomed by diverse parties, but the agency's description of its plans, which are out for public comment, don't give enough specifics to really weigh in, a diverse range of groups told Nyah Phengsitthy news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

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So many scientists, attorneys, and other professionals shared their time, knowledge, and experience with us even though we couldn’t include all of them by name in this piece. Thank you to EVERY ONE OF YOU who contributed, and to Jennifer Hijazi for her vision for this article.

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ICYMI: EPA's recent vessel discharge standards aim to protect the oceans from #PFAS. Specialized firefighting foams needed for emergencies-can be used-they can save lives--but prohibits uses that have long & needlessly flushed them into the ocean. federalregister.gov/documents/2024…

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A seeming conundrum: facilities that release pollutants often are located in communities that lack the time, power, and funds to fight that or to insist on stringent permit controls. What will happen to efforts to protect them? Jennifer Hijazi dives in. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

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Domestically produced semiconductor chips are a godsend to many industries but exempting those factories from standard environmental permiting proceedures has communities, environmental groups worried, Stephen Lee reports. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

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These 3 new, SHORT films on #energy, #Climate change, and #environmentaljustice illustrate what I've experienced dealing with local residents. The people are sharp, have relevant information, and are a valued part of the policy-making table. climateequityfoundation.org/films

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The number of drugs that are PFAS depends on how the chemicals are defined, but the biologically-active medicines in water have long been an issue. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

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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. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Green

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Quite the example of good intentions and actions with, nontheless, unexpected, potentially harmful outcomes, from Jennifer Hijazi news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…