Lawmakers push for state limit on PFAS in Delaware drinking water
6 Sep 2019 | Delaware Public Media
Leaders of the State Senate Environmental and Natural Resources Committee and House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter 1 to Gov. John Carney asking him to direct the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Health and Social Services to develop MCL rulemakings for PFAS in public drinking water.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposes funding to address PFAS problem
6 Sep 2019 | MassLive
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection could get $8.4 million to step up well water testing in search of PFAS contamination... Some of the money could also be used for point-of-consumption remediation efforts.
At Michigan schools, urgent PFAS response no guarantee
5 Sep 2019 | MLive
The state tested about 1,380 public water systems and 460 schools, daycares and Head Start centers on well water. However the State currently lacks authority to force schools to take any measures.
Michigan gets $4M to learn how much PFAS is in your blood
4 Sep 2019 | MLive
The first initiative, called the Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring program (MiChEM), will indicate the human blood levels of PFAS..., PCBs, certain pesticides and heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead. A second portion of the grant will be used for more targeted testing: Checking firefighters for how much PFAS is in their blood....New York and New Jersey also will be gathering statewide PFAS data.
Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging
4 Sep 2019 | CNN
Under Denmark's new regulation food packaging, for example, baking paper, and microwave popcorn bags will be required to be manufactured without any PFAS.
New Hampshire Governor signs bills addressing PFAS in firefighting foam, furniture
3 Sep 2019 | Concord Monitor
A law signed by Gov. Chris Sununu would require fire departments to turn over older stocks of firefighting foam to the state, prohibit them from purchasing more foam containing PFAS, and restrict them from using existing foam except in specific circumstances.
Denmark just became the first country to ban a toxic lining common in food containers
3 Sep 2019 | QUARTZ
The Danish government noted that “fortunately” there are other ways to make paper grease-proof and water-proof that don’t have the potential to cause cancer and endocrine disorders.
PFAS toxins found in drinking water throughout Southern California
3 Sep 2019 | The Orange County Register
Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis.
University study questions safety of GenX-like chemicals
30 Aug 2019 | The Fayetteville Observer
The study found that various short-chain PFAS chemicals are widely detected in drinking water supplies. It also found that chemicals may harm both human and ecosystem health and that existing drinking water treatment approaches for the removal of long-chain PFAS are less effective for short-chain PFAS chemicals.
For 50 years, polluters knew PFAS chemicals were dangerous but hid risks from public
29 Aug 2019 | EWG
A timeline of internal memos, studies and other company documents detailing 3M and DuPont's history of deception.
Chemours submits reports, PFAS reduction proposal
29 Aug 2019 | Bladen Journal
There are seven recommended actions to be taken, four to be completed within two years and three that will take up to five years to complete.
Documents show 3M knew of dangers of PFAS chemicals, activist group says
28 Aug 2019 | Star Tribune
The Environmental Working Group released 20 3M documents as part of a timeline that demonstrate that the company knew for decades about and hid the dangers of PFAS... The earliest document dates to 1950.
State tightens contamination levels; SCV Water sets up testing
23 Aug 2019 | The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
The updated state [California] guidelines lower the current notification level from 14 ppt to 5.1 ppt for PFOA and from 13 ppt to 6.5 ppt for PFOS.
'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer and developmental issues lurk in the blood of almost every American. Here's how to avoid them
23 Aug 2019 | Business Insider
PFAS are difficult to avoid, but there are still ways to screen your household items.
Warminster: Incinerator no longer accepting PFAS waste
21 Aug 2019 | The Intelligencer
Warminster municipal officials say they are being told incinerators and landfills across the state will not accept waste containing firefighting foam chemicals until regulatory agencies clarify whether it’s acceptable.