New PFAS Warnings Put Utility Reputations at Risk, Not Liability
17 Jun 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Water utilities are likely to face public relations difficulties following the EPA’s announcement of PFAS-related health advisories this week, water attorneys say, even if legal challenges are less of a concern.
A federal loophole has left Maine in the dark on manufacturers’ PFAS waste
17 Jun 2022 | Maine Radio
The public was supposed to learn for the first time last year which Maine manufacturers are using PFAS and discharging the chemicals as waste, but a federal loophole has apparently allowed the facilities to evade reporting the information, fomenting anger about a federal inability to provide basic information related to a public health threat.
Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
15 Jun 2022 | Scientific American
Nearly 70 percent of all pesticides introduced into the global market from 2015 to 2020 contained PFAS chemicals or related compounds,
Forever chemicals linked to hypertension in middle-aged women
13 Jun 2022 | American Heart Association
Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common synthetic chemicals called PFAS, also called ‘forever chemicals’ and found in water, soil, air and food, were at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, compared to their peers.
EPA issues first test order under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in commercial fire fighting foam and other uses
10 Jun 2022 | EPA
Today, as a part of the U.S. EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances Control Act test orders to require companies to conduct and submit testing on PFAS.
3M’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Crisis Has Come to Europe
9 Jun 2022 | Bloomberg
Then she tested herself. She had about 300 micrograms of PFOS per liter in her blood, more than 60 times the level recommended as safe today by the European Union.
Toxic PFAS, the “everywhere chemicals,” are in organic pasta sauce and ketchup, drugs, pesticides, and foodware
8 Jun 2022 | Sierra
Organic pasta sauce and ketchup, common medicines and drugs such as Flonase nasal spray, Prozac, and Cipro, and even the basic packaging in which our foods are wrapped were found to be contaminated with a toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS.
Study finds PFAS health risks inadequately communicated
8 Jun 2022 | Coastal Review
Official efforts to communicate the health risks of certain man-made compounds in heavily contaminated communities are falling short, according to a recent analysis.
Colorado bans PFAS in oil- and gas-extraction products
6 Jun 2022 | C&EN
Colorado has become the first US state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products used in drilling for oil and gas.
At least 12 military bases contaminating water supply with toxic PFAS
6 Jun 2022 | The Guardian
Testing by the Department of Defense revealed dangerous levels of the contaminants, drawing concern from public health advocates.
Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
1 Jun 2022 | Shelton Herald
Hampton, who believes the contaminated water contributed to kidney problems she and other residents suffer, soon learned that PFAS were found in another source that hit close to home — fast food wrappers, boxes and plates.
New legislation would allow DEQ to regulate some types of PFAS in drinking water
31 May 2022 | The Pulse
After five years without meaningful legislation on PFAS contamination, North Carolina could adopt its own threshold for the toxic compounds in drinking water, under a new bill introduced in the General Assembly yesterday.
Silicone Wristbands Track Firefighters’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
25 May 2022 | Duke University
Recent research by scientists at Duke University could give doctors and public health officials a new tool for tracking firefighters’ exposures to PFAS, cancer-causing chemicals and determining where and when the risks might be greatest.
San Diego files lawsuit over toxic PFAS chemicals in water
24 May 2022 | CBS8
San Diego is suing more than 20 companies including 3M, DuPont and Raytheon over decades-long contamination.
More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging
19 May 2022 | The Guardian
International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts