This law is going to impact nearly every business in Maine
2 Nov 2022 | News Center Maine
Starting January 1, 2023, businesses must report products made with PFAS that are sold in Maine.
PFAS left dangerous blood compounds in nearly all US study participants
31 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Nearly all participants in a new study looking at exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in the US state of North Carolina have multiple dangerous compounds in their blood, and most at levels that researchers say requires medical screening.
PFAS found in school uniforms
28 Oct 2022 | FOX6 News Milwaukee
As Consumer Reports explains, the fabric of some school uniforms could be loaded with what’s called "forever chemicals."
Exposure to environmental toxins may be root of rise in neurological disorders
23 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Doctors warn exposure to omnipresent yet poorly understood chemicals such as microplastics and PFAS could play a role in dementia.
High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River
20 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
North Carolina reptiles showed extremely high levels of PFAS compounds and markers of immune disease in their blood.
Lack of ‘forever chemicals’ testing could be leaving most victims in the dark
19 Oct 2022 | The Hill
Sandy Wynn-Stelt had thought her Michigan home was across the street from a Christmas tree farm, but she said in a lawsuit settled earlier this year that it was actually a toxic dump that contaminated her water.
DuPont, Chemours, 3M Sued by N.C. Attorney General Over PFAS
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
DuPont de Nemours Inc., the Chemours Co., and 3M Co. are among more than a dozen companies that produced firefighting foam with “forever chemicals” while knowing their connection to human health harms, according to complaints from the North Carolina attorney general.
Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
The World Health Organization’s views on the risks of PFAS are fanning disputes about a draft EPA rule the White House is reviewing to set enforceable limits on two “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
PFAS pollute 83% of U.S. waterways
18 Oct 2022 | E&E News
The overwhelming majority of U.S. waterways are likely polluted with “forever chemicals,” according to a grim new analysis that comes as the country marks a half-century of its landmark water protection law.
See where toxic PFAS have been used in Pennsylvania fracking wells
13 Oct 2022 | Environmental Health News
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’, also known as PFAS, have been used in at least eight oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, but the exact location of those wells has never been publicly disclosed — until now.
Toxic PFAS pollution is likely at more than 57,000 US locations: Report
13 Oct 2022 | Environmental Health News
Toxic PFAS have likely contaminated roughly 57,412 locations across the U.S., according to a new study.
‘Screamingly High’ Levels of PFAS in Common Insecticides, New Study Finds
7 Oct 2022 | EcoWatch
A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters gives another reason to avoid insecticides in particular: they may contain the toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS.
[Blog] Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find
7 Oct 2022 | EWG
A draft World Health Organization analysis of the two most notorious “forever chemicals” disregards hundreds of health risk studies, claiming there are too many uncertainties to calculate a safe exposure level for the substances.
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in commonly used insecticides in US, study finds
7 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected in seven out of 10 insecticides tested in the US, according to new research.
High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in deer prompts ‘do not eat’ warnings for hunters
6 Oct 2022 | Time
Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer—and that’s prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy.