Why Are Pesticide Companies Fighting State Laws to Address PFAS?
18 Dec 2024 | Civil Eats
In Maine, Maryland, and beyond, the industry is using a well-worn playbook to slow legislators’ attempts to get forever chemicals out of food and water.
EPA has known about presence and danger of PFAS in drinking water for almost two decades, documents show
18 Dec 2024 | Prism
Though the Environmental Protection Agency finally passed regulations on “forever chemicals” in April, a Prism analysis found high concentrations in New Jersey water supplies going back years.
Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have elevated levels of PFAS, study says. How concerning are these forever chemicals?
18 Dec 2024 | Yahoo!Life
Smartwatches are a hot-ticket gift over the holidays, but a new study might have you rethink how you strap the device to your wrist in the future.
PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear
17 Dec 2024 | NIST
The protective clothing worn by wildland firefighters often contains PFAS, according to a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products
13 Dec 2024 | The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals.
Where you live in LA can mean more ‘forever chemicals’ in your blood
13 Dec 2024 | LAist
University of Southern California researchers found in a study that some Angelenos, who lived near or too far from certain neighborhood factors, had a higher presence of chemicals in their bloodstream.
City of Tucson files lawsuit against federal government over water contamination
13 Dec 2024 | KVOA
The City of Tucson has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging negligence by the U.S. Air Force has caused widespread contamination of the city’s drinking water with harmful "forever chemicals."
MillerKnoll is the First Office Furniture Manufacturer to Announce Elimination of PFAS from North American Brand Portfolio of Products
12 Dec 2024
MillerKnoll, a global design leader, announces that from May 2025 all North American products from the collective of brands will be free of any added PFAS, making MillerKnoll the first office furniture manufacturer to make this commitment.
‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries
12 Dec 2024 | The Guardian
Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS.
$44 Million For New EV Battery Breakthrough That Solves PFAS Problem, Permanently
12 Dec 2024 | Clean Technica
Nanoramic has come up with a PFAS-free, drop-in replacement for the conventional binders commonly used in EV battery electrodes as well as other lithium-ion battery applications.
PFAS in manufacturing: Auditing your supply chain for forever chemicals
12 Dec 2024 | Manufacturing Drive
Regulatory and consumer pressures are driving brands to go PFAS-free. Here’s how to identify which suppliers and materials could use or contain the chemicals.
‘This is my Chernobyl:’ Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS
7 Dec 2024 | News Nation
Testing by the county revealed contamination that curiously extended from the fertilizer spread on the neighbor’s farmland across the street — to the soil and water on the Colemans’ properties, as well as their animals.
Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.
6 Dec 2024 | The New York Times
The company, Synagro, sells farmers treated sludge from factories and homes to use as fertilizer. But that fertilizer, also known as biosolids, can contain harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS linked to serious health problems including cancer and birth defects.
Re/insurers grapple with 'hard-to-predict' PFAS problem
6 Dec 2024 | Insurance Day
PFAS could create a tidal wave of litigation, but not enough is enough about the science and the law to say if these ‘forever chemicals’ are the next asbestos.
Lawsuit Filed Over PFAS Discharge From Chemours Plant
6 Dec 2024 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The West Virginia Rivers Coalition has filed a federal lawsuit against Chemours over water pollution in Wood County.