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Austin Keating

Austin Keating

Austin Keating is the editor of Remediation Technology, a BNP Media publication launched in Sept. 2022. Austin is from Mattoon, IL, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism. Following graduation in 2016, he worked as a science writer and videographer for the university’s supercomputing center. In 2018, Austin obtained a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he was the campus correspondent for Planet Forward and a Comer scholar. He then served as an award-winning field editor for America's oldest continuously published magazine, Prairie Farmer, before joining BNP in 2021, becoming editor of SNIPS Magazine and the now discontinued Point of Beginning Magazine.

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EPA

EPA Launches Comprehensive Plan Against PFAS in US Water Systems

Plan builds on the Biden administration's drinking water and Superfund site rules, leaving PFAS regulations in place with new oversight
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 30, 2025
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Rather than dismantling existing regulations, the new plan adds additional layers of oversight and coordination.



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Cancer treatment

Study Reveals 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water Linked to Rare Cancers

Researchers from USC's Keck School of Medicine publish study revealing PFAS contamination may be causing thousands of cancer cases a year
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 17, 2025
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Research shows that communities exposed to PFAS face up to 33% higher rates of certain rare cancers.


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Superfund

GAO: EPA's Superfund Program Faces Funding Challenges Despite Recent Revival

New tax revenue provides lifeline as program shifts focus toward tech sector development and AI infrastructure needs
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 17, 2025
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A new GAO report reveals EPA's Superfund program funding has declined 79% since 1999, even as contaminated sites could potentially be transformed into data centers to support America's AI infrastructure boom.


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Food Equipment

NSF Launches First-Ever Certification Program to Combat 'Forever Chemicals' in Food Equipment

Leading public health organization creates new verification system to combat widespread chemical contamination in food
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 17, 2025
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NSF launches certification program to verify food equipment and materials are free from PFAS, marking a significant step forward in food safety and public health protection.


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Texas

Dispute Erupts Over PFAS Contamination Sources in Texas Farmland

PEER and biosolids company clash over toxic PFAS findings in Texas farms as contamination threatens livestock and water safety
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 11, 2025
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This article examines a dispute between Synagro and PEER over the source of PFAS contamination in Texas farmland.


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EPA

EPA Grant Cancellations Draw Contractor Criticism

Grantees invoke new Chevron decision in lawsuits against the EPA over frozen funds
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 1, 2025
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Industry leaders are speaking out against the EPA's recent controversial cancellation of environmental grants, as new documents reveal agency officials were aware their actions lacked proper legal justification.


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LA Wild Fire cleanup

How to Rebuild Soil Contaminated by Toxic, Burned Building Materials

Why restoring contaminated soil is crucial before reconstruction begins
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
March 12, 2025
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"If you build it, they will come," says Russell Taylor, a certified crop adviser and agronomist, referring to the beneficial microorganisms that will eventually recolonize restored soils. 


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Brownfield Hearing

From Brownfields to Data Centers: Congress Eyes Industrial Sites as Key to AI Future

In a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, experts outlined how contaminated industrial properties could be transformed into productive assets
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
March 12, 2025
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Congress explores how America's 450,000 brownfield sites could become the critical infrastructure foundation for the nation's AI and technological future, revealing a bipartisan strategy to transform contaminated industrial lands.


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Fertilizer Microplastic

Microplastics from Advanced Fertilizers Pose New Environmental Challenge

Nutrients enclosed within a plastic-based coating are key to limiting nutrient loss, but the microplastic remnants are accumulating
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
March 6, 2025
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 As these fertilizers break down, they don't just release nutrients. They also shed microplastics into the soil.


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New Mexico

New Mexico Rings in World Record for PFAS Contamination

State health officials recommend consulting with healthcare providers, particularly if they've consumed wild game
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
February 17, 2025
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The New Mexico Environment Department's latest study shows PFAS levels soaring up to 1,600 times higher than EPA's drinking water standards.


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