Posts Tagged ‘James Kenney’
The Struggle for PFAS Pollution Accountability
June 18, 2021 – After testifying at a congressional hearing on PFAS last week, New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney joins the show to talk about trying to pressure the federal government to set standards for exposure to the toxic chemicals. Meanwhile, remedial project manager Chris Gierke, claims the Air Force is moving forward with remediation for a PFAS plume at…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Response: Environmental Protection Rollbacks
In Episode 37, we’re talking about companies and federal officials squeezing through changes to environmental regulation, oil and gas leases and laws about anti-pipeline demonstrators while the nation’s been focused on the pandemic. We hear from longtime state environment reporter Laura Paskus about the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow “regulated industries to use their…
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