In Historic Step, EPA Will Assess Hazards of Plastic Pollution on Tern Island
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPFP)–November 18, 2013. In response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to take a historic first step toward classifying a tiny Hawaiian coral island, Tern Island, as a Superfund site because of hazards posed by plastic pollution. The Center’s petition requested that the agency conduct a preliminary assessment of…
