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PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back

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PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back

On Wednesday, December 5, the Biden administration updated the New Chemicals Regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to reporting by Rachel Frazin of The Hill, this aims to prevent a family of chemicals (or chemical cousins) known as PFAS from being approved through Low Volume Exemptions, “abridged reviews given to chemicals that will only be produced in small quantities.” 

Meanwhile, according to recent reporting from The Guardian, the incoming chair of the Senate environmental committee said in a hearing last week that she would target portions of new PFAS regulations.

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce Power pledges funds for major Bruce County housing project

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Bruce Power has pledged $1 million toward a proposed affordable housing project in Bruce County on top of more than $350,000 it has already committed to a number of other housing initiatives in Grey-Bruce.  The company’s chief operating officer and executive vice-president, James Scongack, made the announcement at Bruce County council on Dec. 5, where […]

Housing London Free Press

Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19ha (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Road,  at the southwest corner of Clarke and Kilally roads, said Phil Masschelein, senior vice-president at Sifton.

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Sifton Properties may double the number of homes it will build in a residential area nudging up against Fanshawe conservation area by adding a mix of apartment towers and townhouses near an already approved subdivision. Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19-hectare (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Rd., at the southwest […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

CMHA and Brightshores offer mental health and addiction care at Durham hospital

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The hospital in Durham now offers outpatient mental health and addiction care thanks to a collaborative partnership between South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC), Brightshores Health System and the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. Brightshores will provide outpatient mental health and addiction services at the Durham hospital site, supported by CMHA Grey Bruce. Services […]