[Press Release] 100+ Organizations to REI: Lead the Outdoor Industry Away from PFAS
8 Dec 2021 | Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future
The letter is part of a national campaign calling on REI to “opt out” of PFAS.
EPA-Linked Consultant Undercuts Agency’s PFAS Concerns
8 Dec 2021 | E&E News and Greenwire
An industry toxicologist promoting artificial turf fields has repeatedly cited her work for EPA while downplaying the risks of PFAS used to produce plastic grass blades, making contentious claims often at odds with the agency’s own findings.
PFAS Polluter Agrees to Pay $13M for Dover’s New Water Treatment Plant
8 Dec 2021 | Fosters Daily Democrat
New England Metal Recycling Inc., which polluted city aquifers with harmful PFAS contaminants, has agreed to pay for the construction and operation of a new city water treatment facility.
[EWG News] Decades Later, Plumes of ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Defense Installations Still Contaminate Nearby Wells
7 Dec 2021 | EWG
PFAS concentrations measured at DOD installations are among the highest in the country, with some bases having concentrations in the millions of ppt.
EGLE Kicks Off Great Lakes PFAS Summit
6 Dec 2021 | Michigan Public Radio Network
The “Great Lakes Virtual PFAS Summit” is a week-long event where policymakers, environmentalists and researchers can learn about how to address the threat posed by PFAS.
Food Packaging PFAS Ban Introduced in Congress
4 Dec 2021 | National Law Review
The lack of a definition in the Act for "intentionally added PFAS" opens the door to future debate of intent.
Biden Infrastructure Act Provides $10 Billion for PFAS Issues
4 Dec 2021 | National Law Review
The longer-term effects of the Act’s steps to address PFAS issues may in fact lead to additional litigation against companies.
Rockland Contends with PFAS- ‘Forever Chemicals’- Above State Limits at Treatment Plant
3 Dec 2021 | The Patriot Ledger
The sample from the end of September had the highest level of PFAS since testing started at 29 parts per trillion.
Green Beauty Product Testing Finds More Than 60% Have PFAS Indicators
3 Dec 2021 | Environmental Health News
Of the 83 lipsticks, mascaras, and other beauty products tested by Mamavation, 54 were found to have organic fluorine, with eight containing organic fluorine levels higher than 100 ppm.
[Blog] Groups Call on Biden Administration to Commit to Purchasing PFAS-Free Products
2 Dec 2021 | Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future
The EPA’s recently released PFAS Strategic Roadmap included some important national commitments but lacked an upstream focus on pollution prevention.
The EPA Finally Plans to Regulate Toxic, Widespread 'Forever Chemicals'
1 Dec 2021 | Very Well Health
Among the most sinister and widespread threats to public health in the United States is a class of toxic chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
He Hunted Deer to Feed His Family. Now He Feared ‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Sickened Them
1 Dec 2021 | Bangor Daily News
High levels of PFAS were found in Fairfield deer.
Colorado Intensifies Efforts Against ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Supplies
29 Nov 2021 | Fresh Water News/Colorado Politics
Colorado has launched an emergency grant program aimed at helping communities where PFAS have appeared in drinking water.
DNR Finalizing Rules Limiting Some PFAS in Drinking, Surface Waters
29 Nov 2021 | Wisconsin State Journal
The agency is separately working on rules to limit PFOA and PFOS in groundwater and another 12 fluorinated compounds in drinking water.
Maine found ‘forever chemicals’ in deer, but has no idea how widespread the problem is
24 Nov 2021 | Bangor Daily News
The discovery of “forever chemicals” in deer in central Maine and the subsequent guidance to not eat the meat raises serious questions about whether it is safe to consume venison killed in areas of the state where high levels of the chemicals have been detected or are suspected to exist.