Doctors should test levels of PFAS in people at high risk, report says
1 Aug 2022 | CNN
On Thursday, the prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine strode into the fray with a 300-plus-page report providing detailed advice for clinicians on how to test, diagnose and treat the millions of Americans who may have been exposed to PFAS.
EPA Whistleblowers Provide New Evidence Of Ongoing Failure To Assess Dangerous Chemicals
1 Aug 2022 | The Intercept
Managers in the EPA’s New Chemicals Division have refused to assess the risk of cancer and other harms from chemicals deemed to be “corrosive.”
Mitigating PFAS, Plastics-Related Litigation Costs With Insurance
29 Jul 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Litigation trends involving plastics as well as PFAS are significant enough that companies with potential exposure would be well served to consider how insurance coverage may fit into their larger risk mitigation plans.
South Adams County water district is buying Denver’s water to dilute “forever chemicals”
27 Jul 2022 | The Colorado Sun
The district, serving Commerce City and surrounding areas, will need a $130 million plant to meet the EPA’s radically lower guidelines for what’s healthy in drinking water.
Plastics Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
25 Jul 2022 | Think Global Health
One main reason "plastics," as we know them, are dangerous is because of the chemical additives put into them before they reach the consumer; chemical ingredients that reduce flammability and increase durability and flexibility.
Extensive wildlife testing for PFAS could result in more ‘do not eat’ advisories
25 Jul 2022 | Bangor Daily News
Nearly eight months after the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued a ‘do not eat’ advisory for deer harvested in Fairfield because of the presence of PFAS, the department will return to the area.
Wisconsin sues ‘forever chemicals’ manufacturers for ‘widespread contamination’
20 Jul 2022 | The Hill
Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against 18 companies over the manufacturing and marketing of toxic “forever chemicals,” alleging that these firms engaged in the “widespread contamination” of the state’s “property and natural resources.”
Common questions about PFAS, answered
20 Jul 2022 | The Hill
Here, we lay out common questions related to PFAS, and their answers, and explain the next steps needed to address this potential pollutant, according to experts.
Across the US, towns warn of toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. Here's what to know
16 Jul 2022 | USA Today
In June the EPA released health advisories for chemicals PFOS and PFOA, which have been linked to cancer and other ailments, leaving many Americans to wonder if they're in danger.
US legislation would limit PFAS in industrial wastewater
15 Jul 2022 | C&EN
The measure would also increase the number of chemicals for which manufactures must supply production, use, and other data to the EPA.
PFAS in consumer products grabs public attention
14 Jul 2022 | Environmental Health News
EHN wrapped up the first part of an extensive investigation into PFAS in consumer products.
More than 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water from a utility where forever chemicals have been detected, Tribune investigation finds
12 Jul 2022 | Chicago Tribune
Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body.
Watchdog slams Trump EPA tampering with PFAS rule
11 Jul 2022 | E&E News
The Trump EPA flouted transparency requirements and proper protocol when it changed a rule pertaining to “forever chemicals,” according to findings out today from the agency’s watchdog.
Some firetrucks still carry toxic PFAS foam
11 Jul 2022 | The Day
Multiple fire stations in Connecticut still have trucks that contain banned firefighting foam in their tanks that can’t be used because of its toxicity, mostly due to a lack of funding to remove the poisonous substance.
The origin of these highly toxic man-made chemicals
10 Jul 2022 | Chicago Tribune
Industry records show 3M and DuPont, the chief manufacturers of PFAS, hid what they knew about the dangers for decades.