California legislature sends to Gov. Newsom bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
24 Aug 2022 | Environmental Working Group
Today, the California Legislature passed a bill to ban intentionally added toxic ‘forever chemicals‘ known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California.
High PFAS levels prompt new water filtration systems at 3 schools
24 Aug 2022 | WABI
Read the full article by Bryan Sidelinger (WABI) “HANCOCK COUNTY, Maine (WABI) – Three area schools are getting new water filtration systems after testing revealed high PFAS levels last spring. MDI and Deer Isle Stonington High Schools, along with Brooklin Middle School, all tested at some of the highest levels in the state. They’re now…
PFAS testing needed for those with high exposure
19 Aug 2022 | C&EN
People who have been exposed to high levels of PFAS at work or home should receive regular blood testing and monitoring for adverse health effects, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
‘Forever chemicals’: What are PFAS and can we solve this persistent pollution problem?
19 Aug 2022 | Euronews
We need to turn off the tap on PFAS pollution, and to do that we need to stop all unnecessary use of PFAS as soon as possible.
PFAS Test Order Challenged by Firefighting Foam Company
16 Aug 2022 | Bloomberg Law
National Foam Inc. has petitioned a federal court asking it to hear the company’s challenge to the EPA’s first order requiring PFAS manufacturers and processors to test one of those chemicals.
Landmark human study finds a link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware and liver cancer
10 Aug 2022 | Insider
Exposure to chemicals used in nonstick cookware and long-lasting makeup has been linked to elevated liver-cancer risk, researchers at the University of Southern California found.
‘Forever’ chemicals in cookware linked to liver cancer in first human study
9 Aug 2022 | New York Post
There’s growing evidence that regular exposure to man-made “forever” chemicals, which are used in a variety of household products, are linked to rising cancer rates.
American Chemistry Council Uses Disinformation to Target PFAS Safeguards
8 Aug 2022 | The Equation
In its statement about the petition, the ACC claimed to support the development of drinking water standards for the PFAS chemicals PFOA PFOS, PFBS, and GenX. But it speciously charged that EPA was failing to ensure “the scientific integrity of its process.”
Chemical trade group sues EPA over ‘forever chemical’ advisory
8 Aug 2022 | The Hill
A trade group representing American chemical manufacturers has filed a lawsuit against the EPA over new nonbinding advisories for so-called toxic “forever chemicals.”
‘They all knew’: textile company misled regulators about use of toxic PFAS, documents show
5 Aug 2022 | The Guardian
A French industrial fabric producer that poisoned drinking water supplies with PFAS “forever chemicals” across 65 sq miles of southern New Hampshire misled regulators about the amount of toxic substance it used.
Massive Quantities of PFAS Waste Go Unreported to EPA
5 Aug 2022 | The Intercept
US Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.
23 more Mass. firefighters – file suit over PFAS in gear, foam
4 Aug 2022 | Telegram & Gazette
The lawsuit, like an earlier suit brought by nearly a dozen city firefighters, alleges that PFAS in turnout gear and/or firefighting foam was a ‘substantial factor and proximate cause’ of their cancers and related complications.
Indications of Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Toilet Paper
2 Aug 2022 | Mamavation
Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels
2 Aug 2022 | BBC
New research shows that rainwater in most locations on Earth contains levels of chemicals that "greatly exceed" safety levels.
Scientists Develop New Material to Clean Up Forever Chemicals
1 Aug 2022 | EcoWatch
Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife of Texas A&M University have developed a new bioremediation technology using plant-based material and fungi that could take care of cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.