Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper around the world
13 Mar 2023 | The Guardian
Research finds waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage plants probably responsible for significant source of water pollution.
[New Zealand] EPA proposes broad ban of 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics
11 Mar 2023 | RNZ
The Environmental Protection Authority is proposing New Zealand follow Europe and ban 'forever chemicals' from cosmetics.
Revealed: The fish packed with cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’
11 Mar 2023 | Independent
Testing of “forever chemicals” in England’s wild fish has found high levels of an industrial pollutant that if eaten more than twice a year would exceed recommended EU safety guidelines.
Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report
10 Mar 2023 | The Guardian
The lawn replacement – largely fallen out of favor in professional sports these days – contains large amounts of toxic chemicals.
Levels of pollutant in UK fish so high eating it twice a year exceeds safe level
9 Mar 2023 | Hull Live
Testing of “forever chemicals” in England’s wild fish has found high levels of an industrial pollutant that if eaten more than twice a year would exceed recommended EU safety guidelines.
PFAS Litigation Begins ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ Turn Toward Insurers
8 Mar 2023 | Bloomberg Law
Insurance companies say they fear that PFAS is on the cusp of becoming a major issue for the industry, with the specter of health and environmental damage claims dragging them into court battles that, until now, they’ve managed to avoid.
Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS
7 Mar 2023 | The Conversation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water.
‘We’re going after’ PFAS exposure, Biden tells firefighters
6 Mar 2023 | E&E News
President Joe Biden wants to limit the risks firefighters face from exposure to toxic chemicals in their gear and from wildfires fueled by climate change, he said Monday.
Deep well disposal for PFAS attracts heightened interest as new regulations loom
6 Mar 2023 | Waste Dive
Prior U.S. EPA guidance identified deep wells as a possible alternative to landfilling or incineration for these “forever chemicals,” and multiple facilities are touting their technologies.
The Forever Pollution Project
6 Mar 2023 | The Forever Pollution Project
“The Forever Pollution Project” can now reveal that there is way more contamination all over Europe than has been publicly known.
‘Cancer is killing firefighters’: Union pushes to remove toxic chemicals from gear
6 Mar 2023 | Spectrum News 1
But there’s one thing in the special fabrics of the turnout gear that union officials say doesn’t belong in their equipment: toxic PFAS chemicals
Scotland first to ban environmentally harmful anaesthetic
3 Mar 2023 | BBC
Scotland has become the first country in the world to stop its hospitals using the anaesthetic desflurane because of the threat it poses to the environment.
PFAS Lurking in Textiles, Effects on Health Subject of New Study
3 Mar 2023 | Bloomberg Law
A newly launched study on PFAS in textiles and firefighting gear could help manufacturers comply with new regulations and spark the redesign of consumer products, companies, attorneys, and advocates say.
Birmingham suing the same chemical companies as Birmingham Water Works for PFA contamination
3 Mar 2023 | AL.com
Like the Birmingham Water Works – the city of Birmingham has also sued more than two dozen chemical manufacturers in South Carolina federal court over accusations of contaminating drinking water.
Now We Need to Worry About Harmful 'Forever Chemicals' in Our Toilet Paper Too
2 Mar 2023 | TIME
All of that toilet paper, including major brands sold around the world, turn out to be yet another source of PFAS.