Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
28 Oct 2023 | The Hill
An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they’re already facing.
Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning "toxic" soil into bricks
27 Oct 2023 | dezeen
The Dutch designer does not believe the process emits any toxic fumes or particles, but the testing for that is still to go ahead.
New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
27 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Researchers say the discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in the water near a Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought.
From Mount Everest to your liver: The alarming reach of 'forever chemicals' in our environment and health
26 Oct 2023 | News Medical
Researchers highlight PFAS sources in the environment, compare PFAS exposure risk amongst different age groups, and elucidate epidemiological studies on these substances' hepatotoxicity in vitro and in vivo.
EPA tightens reporting requirements for ‘forever chemical’ releases, closing controversial loophole
25 Oct 2023 | The Hill
The EPA has finalized a rule that will tighten the reporting requirements for facilities that use or release certain types of toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
Defence says PFAS in groundwater travelling 'faster than predicted' from Forest Hill RAAF base
24 Oct 2023 | ABC News
Chemical run-off from an Air Force base has been detected near a NSW city's water supply, more than four decades ahead of schedule.
Hawaii relaxes PFAS standards in drinking water
23 Oct 2023 | Military Poisons
The Hawaii Department of Health has made compliance a lot easier by relaxing regulatory standards for PFAS concentrations in drinking water.
EPA okays Chemours request to export GenX from the Netherlands to Fayetteville Works plant
19 Oct 2023 | NC Newsline
The Chemours Fayetteville Works plant can import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the company’s Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments — 220 times the amount exported in 2014.
Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
18 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry has told the UK government.
Turtles, toxic PFAS and quarantine: Probes target Chevron’s Gorgon
18 Oct 2023 | WA Today
Western Australia’s environment regulator is investigating environmental failures of Chevron’s Gorgon gas project on the Barrow Island nature reserve off the Pilbara coast, to determine if the US giant has broken the law.
Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds
16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Plumes of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ flowing from at least 245 US military bases are contaminating or threatening to pollute drinking water for nearby communities, and hundreds more are likely at risk across America, a new Department of Defense report finds.
New Maine PFAS law draws objections from businesses around the world
16 Oct 2023 | The Maine Monitor
The devil is in the details, as they say, and when it comes to PFAS regulation, there are a lot of details.
EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products
16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
The EU has abandoned a promise to ban all but the most vital of toxic chemicals used in everyday consumer products, leaked documents show.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Develops First PFAS-free Oxygen Absorber for Food Industry
16 Oct 2023
In response to the growing concerns and looming legislations around PFAS, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has launched AGELESS, the first-ever PFAS-free oxygen absorber safe for food packaging.
Uhlmann Confirms EPA Will Not Pursue PFAS Enforcement Actions against Farmers, Public Airports, and Municipal Wastewater Facilities
16 Oct 2023 | The National Law Review
The U.S. EPA will not pursue PFAS enforcement actions against farmers who used biosolids, public airports that used aqueous film forming foam for fire suppression, or municipal wastewater facilities so long as they were acting in good faith.