20% of children live with unsafe levels of chemical toxins - study
11 Jun 2023 | The Jerusalem Post
Exposure to PFAs has been associated with reduced vaccine response in children, increasing the risk of exposure to deadly diseases. It has also been associated with reduced birth weight and cancer.
‘Forever chemicals’ exposure can lead to low birth weight and obesity in later life
8 Jun 2023 | The Guardian
Children whose mothers are exposed to toxic PFAS can experience phenomena previously linked to fetal tobacco smoke exposure.
PFAS in western Tokyoites’ blood more than double national average
8 Jun 2023 | The Japan Times
A group of residents in western Tokyo checking concentrations of potentially harmful PFAS chemicals in their blood have confirmed an exposure that is 2.7 times higher than the national average and at a level that may produce long-term health effects.
Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits
5 Jun 2023 | The New York Times
The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them.
King County files federal lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers for damage caused by toxic ‘forever chemicals’
2 Jun 2023 | King County
King County’s lawsuit against toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' manufacturers seeks damages for the local impacts caused by past, present, and future contamination that will require treatment or cleanup.
The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
2 Jun 2023 | Grist
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
3M, DuPont Stocks Are Soaring on PFAS Settlement. A Big Overhang Is Gone.
2 Jun 2023 | Barron's
Shares of 3M and the DuPont family of companies are up, a lot, in Friday trading.
Puerto Rico gov’t sues 20 companies for PFAS contamination
1 Jun 2023 | NimB
The government of Puerto Rico, on behalf of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, has filed a lawsuit against at least 20 companies for contamination of the island’s natural resources with toxic PFAS, which threaten the environment and people.
US FDA discovers PFAS in cod, shrimp, tilapia, salmon samples
1 Jun 2023 | Seafood Source
Out of 186 samples recently tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, PFAS were discovered in two cod samples, two shrimp samples, one sample of tilapia, and one sample of salmon.
Companies Knew the Dangers of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'—and Kept Them Secret
1 Jun 2023 | TIME
The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8.
Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster
1 Jun 2023 | The Guardian
The Environmental Protection Agency is suing PFAS manufacturer, even as the company continues to make and sell its toxic products.
Makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up the dangers
1 Jun 2023 | UCSF
Read the full article by Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF “The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by UC San…
How Much Can a Water Filter Do?
30 May 2023 | The New York Times
Lead, bacteria and PFAS are among the contaminants cropping up in drinking water.
Japan slowly wakes up to health risks of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
28 May 2023 | The Japan Times
When it comes to investigating and preventing potential harmful effects of PFAS, however, the country’s response has been slow — even considering the fact that there are still a lot of unknowns about the harm they could pose.
EPA seeks public comment on first-ever national drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals
27 May 2023 | Spectrum News 1
The deadline to submit public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposed federal standards for “forever chemicals” is approaching on June 12.