Wolverine Worldwide trying to dodge $19-million in PFAS settlement obligations, Plainfield Twp. says
7 Jul 2023 | WZZM13
If a judge grants the company's request, Township officials are worried it could shift the financial burden to water customers.
What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water
7 Jul 2023 | Vox
A new study detected PFAS in 45 percent of the country’s tap water supply. Here’s what you can do.
Japan’s Defense Ministry reports decade-old PFAS chemical spills at US air base in Tokyo
6 Jul 2023 | Stars and Stripes
Firefighting suppressant with toxic PFAS was spilled three times at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo between 2010 and 2012 but local authorities were informed only recently, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
6 Jul 2023 | CNN
Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey.
'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds
6 Jul 2023 | NPR
At least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with at least one form of PFAS known as "forever chemicals," according to a newly released study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
EPA Announces New Framework for New PFAS in Industry
6 Jul 2023 | Taft PFAS Insights
The EPA issued its ‘Framework for TSCA New Chemicals Review of PFAS Premanufacture Notices (PMNs) and Significant New Use Notices (SNUNs)‘—its latest effort to stop the environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Proposed rule on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could cost companies $1 billion, but health experts say it still falls short
5 Jul 2023 | CBS News
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic ‘forever’ chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.
[Video] Solvay, the invisible pollution
3 Jul 2023
With the help of scientists and citizens, Belgian journalists will reveal an unprecedented study of this contamination, still denied by the Solvay.
New report finds most US kale samples contain ‘disturbing’ levels of ‘forever chemicals’
30 Jun 2023 | The Guardian
PFAS was found in seven of eight samples bought at US stores, with organic kale containing higher levels of the toxic compounds.
[Video] The PFAS Cover-up
29 Jun 2023 | Zembla
In the ‘PFAS Cover-up’ Zembla uncovers what PFAS-producers Dupont and 3M knew of the dangers of their chemicals.
Solvay reaches nearly $393 million PFAS settlement with New Jersey
28 Jun 2023 | Reuters
The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to settle some claims linked to drinking water pollution caused by one of its plants,
Here’s who is eligible for money from 3M PFAS contamination settlement
27 Jun 2023 | The Seattle Times
Hundreds of Washington state drinking-water utilities could be eligible for a piece of more than $10 billion as part of a tentative settlement with chemical and manufacturing giant 3M for its role in “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water across the nation.
3M's Historic $10 Billion 'Forever Chemical' Payout Is Just The Tip of the PFAS Iceberg
23 Jun 2023 | TIME
If you’re like 200 million other Americans, when you turned on your tap today you consumed water contaminated with PFAS, but better known as “forever chemicals” because that’s about how long they linger in the environment.
PFAS bill could impose bans
23 Jun 2023 | Greenfield Recorder
Following years of a piecemeal approach to PFAS contamination and more than a year after a task force unanimously recommended 30 steps to deal with the problem, environmental groups, consumer advocates, firefighters and the Attorney General’s Office came before the Public Health Committee this week to push for legislation that would represent the state’s most significant step toward curbing “forever chemicals.”
Regulating PFAS at the Edge of Detection
21 Jun 2023 | American Bar Association
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published proposed regulations (88 FR 18638) for PFAS drinking water standards and seeks public comment.