EPA devotes $25M in grants for Wisconsin to address PFAS in small communities
17 Feb 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Small and disadvantaged communities in Wisconsin may soon access around $25 million in federal grants to address PFAS contamination in drinking water.
EPA to hold virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap
17 Feb 2023 | Henrico Citizen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap March 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for residents of the Mid-Atlantic region, including Virginia.
Dingell urges rejection of Wolverine Worldwide tannery PFAS cleanup plan
17 Feb 2023 | MLive
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is urging the state of Michigan to reject footwear giant Wolverine Worldwide’s plan to clean up PFAS pollution under its former Rockford tannery.
High Levels of PFAS in Wild Freshwater Fish
17 Feb 2023 | Living on Earth
David Andrews, a senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group, joined Living on Earth’s Bobby Bascomb to discuss the results and the impact on consumers.
Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body
17 Feb 2023 | WBUR
Stacks of boxes line the front hall of Wendy Thomas’ house in Merrimack, New Hampshire, not far from the Massachusetts border. Inside each box are jugs of water that she relies on daily.
Alarming levels of PFAS in Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife
11 Feb 2023 | The Guardian
Norwegian Arctic ice is contaminated with alarming levels of toxic PFAS, and the chemicals may represent a major environmental stressor to the region’s wildlife, new research finds.
With federal agencies still falling behind on PFAS deadlines, activists seek lawmakers’ help
10 Feb 2023 | Waste Dive
The Environmental Working Group and Safer States say the U.S. EPA is moving too slowly on setting PFAS standards.
Gore accused of contaminating communities with PFAS. A lawsuit says the company has known of the dangers since the 1990s
10 Feb 2023 | WHYY
Gore, best known for Gore-Tex fabric, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly polluting communities with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.
Navigating the Wild West of PFAS Labeling on Clothing
10 Feb 2023 | NN Bloomberg
There’s a chance that some of the clothes hanging in your closet were made using toxic chemicals.
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Are Turning Up in Menstrual Products. Here's What You Need to Know
9 Feb 2023 | TIME
But it’s the presence of the chemicals in menstrual products that is causing the most stir of late, not least because of the close contact the items make to women’s bodies and the fact that so many of them are advertised as “natural” or “organic.”
EU floats plan that would ban virtually every PFAS currently on the market
9 Feb 2023 | Chemistry World
The five countries want to essentially ban the entire class of more than 10,000 chemicals in a single stroke, including their production, use, and sale, and the impact would be significant.
Social Media Reacts to PFAS Announcement
6 Feb 2023 | IAFF
General President Edward Kelly announced on Jan. 30 that the IAFF retained three nationally recognized law firms to change regulatory standards, demand PFAS-free gear, and be available to be retained by members and families seeking compensation for PFAS-related illness.
BURNED: Protecting the Protectors
6 Feb 2023
The true story of how the spouse of a firefighter revealed significant exposure to forever chemicals affecting the fire community.
The Power of Citizen Science
6 Feb 2023 | Consumer Reports
You’ve heard of Erin Brockovich, the law clerk without a science degree who exposed the existence of a dangerous contaminant polluting a town’s groundwater, a toxic hazard that otherwise might have stayed invisible.
Destroying ‘Forever Chemicals’ is a Technological Race that Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Industry
6 Feb 2023 | Inside Climate News
How do you destroy pollution so stubborn, it’s nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’? That’s a question researchers and companies across the country are eager to answer, as regulation tightens on PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and the chemicals’ producers face a mountain of lawsuits.