If You Purchased Kroger Simple Truth Branded Disposable Plates, Bowls, and/or Platters a Class Action Settlement May Affect You
9 Sep 2021 | PR Newswire
The lawsuit alleged that the products contain PFAS.
Pleasanton Council Approves Water Rate Hikes for PFAS Treatment Funding Plan
8 Sep 2021 | Pleasanton Weekly
City officials are currently proceeding with the estimated $46 million project's final design to address the detection of PFAS in the city's wells.
Toxic Firefighting Foams A Challenge to Quickly Replace
8 Sep 2021 | State House News Service
The proposition of replacing our foam stock commonwealth-wide is daunting.
[Press Release] California Leaders Approve Bill to Ban PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging
7 Sep 2021 | NRDC
AB 1200 will also require disclosure for use of toxic chemicals in cookware
Connecticut Will Inspect More Than 2,400 Locations in the Hunt for Dangerous PFAS Chemical Contamination
7 Sep 2021 | Hartford Courant
Connecticut’s health agency also plans to spend roughly $500,000 to purchase specialized lab equipment that is needed to detect extremely small amounts of the chemicals in the water.
Michigan Expanding PFAS Testing Capacity
3 Sep 2021 | Great Lakes Echo
The new equipment can test for 30 different analytes of PFAS and reliably report results with low detection limits.
State Health Department Shrinks ‘Do Not Eat ‘ Area for Deer Near PFAS Contaminated Site
3 Sep 2021 | Michigan Radio
The health department had been telling people not to eat deer found within a five-mile radius of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda Township, next to the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
As Barnstable Hunts for New Sources of Public Drinking Water, PFAS Contamination Rears Its Ugly Head
3 Sep 2021 | Cape Cod Times
Contamination may once have been a deal-breaker in the search for new drinking water supplies, but is now so widespread that a supplier would be lucky to find a pristine source.
First EPA-Validated Lab Test for PFAS in Groundwater and Surface Water
2 Sep 2021 | Waterworld
A milestone for national PFAS management, EPA and DoD have published a draft of the first EPA-validated laboratory test method for PFAS in wastewater, surface water, groundwater and soils.
In Rhinelander Visit, Baldwin Says PFAS Money in Infrastructure Bill Could Help City
1 Sep 2021 | WXPR
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which the Senate has already passed, includes $10 billion for communities to tackle PFAS problems.
How Biden’s Team Rushed to Dump a Trump-Era PFAS Assessment
1 Sep 2021 | E&E News
At issue is a toxicity assessment for PFBS, which is used in manufacturing processes and to make stain-resistant coatings for various consumer items like clothes, among other purposes.
Unsafe Levels of PFAS Found at Fisher Body in Lansing
1 Sep 2021 | Fox 47 News
The contaminant PFAS has been found at the former site of the Fisher Body Plant on Lansing’s west side at levels more than twelve times what’s considered safe.
‘Forever Chemicals’ From a Military Installation at Mitchell Airport Are a Risk to Nearby Drinking Wells, Lake Michigan, a Reports Says
1 Sep 2021 | Stevens Point Journal
Despite testing that found ‘forever chemicals’ at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport two years ago, the Department of Defense has yet to move forward with a plan to address the contamination, putting nearby residents with private drinking wells at risk
Report Urges ‘Swift Cleanup’ of PFAS in Dultuth, Other Great Lakes Sites
31 Aug 2021 | Star Tribune
A national environmental group is urging ‘swift PFAS cleanup’ at six Great Lakes military installations contaminated by the toxic chemicals, including the Duluth Air National Guard base where the chemicals were used in firefighting foam.
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate Indoor Air at Worrying Levels, Study Finds
31 Aug 2021 | The Guardian
Food and water were thought to be the main ways humans are exposed to PFAS, but the study findings suggest that breathing probably represents a third significant exposure route.