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SAEMS September 2023 Meeting

SAEMS September 2023 Meeting We were joined by Trevor Ledbetter, Director of the Office of Sustainability with the University of Arizona, for an overview of the University of Arizona Office of Sustainability’s programs, including the creation of the University’s first-ever Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, the Compost Cats Program, and the University’s internal Campus Sustainability …

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DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four Company to pay $12M fine and donate additional $4M to Fish & Wildlife Foundation WASHINGTON (April 25, 2023) — E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that …

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EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site PHOENIX – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its cleanup plan for addressing the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Superfund site in Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. EPA invites the public to review and comment on the proposed plan until May 13, 2023. The efforts envisioned in …

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EPA Releases Proposed Approach for Considering Cumulative Risks under TSCA

EPA Releases Proposed Approach for Considering Cumulative Risks under TSCA Issued: Feb 24, 2023 (2:07pm EST) WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a set of principles for evaluating cumulative risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and an approach for applying those principles to …

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SAEMS January 2023 Meeting

SAEMS January 2023 Meeting For our January meeting this month we had two speakers; Michele Martinez with ADEQ and Karen Cesar with CAP.    Below are their respective presentations    ADEQ Presentation CAP Presentation 

ADEQ Announces $25 Million Investment to Improve PFAS Treatment at Tucson Water Treatment Plant

ADEQ Announces $25 Million Investment to Improve PFAS Treatment at Tucson Water Treatment Plant   PHOENIX (Dec. 23, 2022) — Arizona Department of Environmental Quality today announced $25 million in funding to help Tucson Water improve per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment at a Tucson Water treatment plant addressing severe groundwater contamination related to a federal …

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EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS

EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS November 17, 2022 https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-highlights-important-progress-protecting-communities-pfas   Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov)  WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “A Year of Progress Under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” which underscores key actions taken by the agency during the first year of implementing the PFAS Roadmap. …

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