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Forever Chemicals, Forever Waiting? UK’s PFAS Plan Under Fire
Read more: Forever Chemicals, Forever Waiting? UK’s PFAS Plan Under FireDoes the UK’s plan to tackle PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ go far enough to protect people and the environment? The UK Government has published its first-ever plan to tackle PFAS pollution in the last few days, with a lukewarm response from experts and environmental charities describing the plans as being nothing more than ‘shutting the door…
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Planning Payments, Pollution Fears and a Paused Decision at Former RAF TollertonRushcliffe Borough Council defends £200,000 payment from housing developer
Read more: Planning Payments, Pollution Fears and a Paused Decision at Former RAF TollertonRushcliffe Borough Council defends £200,000 payment from housing developerCampaigners against the controversial proposals of Vistry Homes to build 4,000 homes in and around the site of Nottingham City Airport were jubilant recently, as the local council voted to pause its decision, while more information was sought to support moving forward. However, campaigners appeared very uneasy about the knowledge that Vistry Homes- the developer-…
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Review of ‘Poisoning The Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America’ by Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin
Read more: Review of ‘Poisoning The Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America’ by Sharon Udasin and Rachel FrazinPoisoning The Well is a critical exposé of the pervasive plague of PFAS chemicals and the inability of the US Government to effectively regulate against a raft of toxic chemicals. The publication timing of this book comes when the Trump Presidency in early 2025 moves to reverse state bans on toxic forever chemicals and instead…