"Sludge Contaminated 10,000 Acres of Farmland. What Should Be Done?"
"For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”"
Source: NYTimes, 04/22/2025
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Big Oil Seeks to Shield Itself From Climate Liability While Trump Is in Power
"As several climate liability lawsuits against large oil and gas companies inch closer to trial and states start to adopt climate “Superfund” legislation, the White House and Republican-controlled Congress are rolling out new measures to shield the industry from accountability."
Source: Sierra, 04/15/2025
"The Oil Industry Takes Its Critics To Court"
"At the White House last week, the nation’s top oil executives asked President Donald Trump for help fighting state laws that seek billions of dollars from fossil fuel companies."
Source: Washington Post, 03/28/2025
Group Targets Law Prof Who Inspired Laws to Hold Fossil Industry Accountable
"A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage."
Source: NYTimes, 03/27/2025
EPA Takes Unprecedented Step To Remove Uranium Waste From Navajo Nation
"The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land"
Source: High Country News, 01/27/2025
"Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits."
"For decades, a little-known company now owned by a Goldman Sachs fund has been making millions of dollars from the unlikely dregs of American life: sewage sludge."
Source: NYTimes, 12/09/2024
Study Links Higher PFAS Levels To ‘Superfund’ Sites, Low Fresh-Food Access
"New research aimed at identifying which US neighborhoods face increased exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found those living near “superfund” sites and other major industrial polluters, or in areas with limited access to fresh food, generally have higher levels of the dangerous compounds in their blood."
Source: Guardian, 12/04/2024
EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Many at Risk
"Advocates say vulnerable communities can’t afford to wait 20 years for service line replacement and that more outreach is required."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2024
"Biden Administration Adds Historic California Mine To Federal Cleanup List"
"The Biden administration announced Wednesday the addition of a historic Northern California mine to the Superfund National Priorities List — a federal index that ranks hazardous waste site risk and helps in prioritizing cleanup operations."
Source: The Hill, 09/06/2024
Biden Promised To Clean Up EJ Communities. Here's How Advocates Say He Did
"After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. But in the years that followed, officials routed the Interstate 610 loop with its tailpipe exhaust along one side of Pleasantville and cement plants and other heavy industry grew nearby."
Source: AP, 08/26/2024
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