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State's Largest Business Lobby Sues Environmental Regulators Over PFAS Sampling Of Wastewater

1 Apr 2021 | Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce filed a complaint on Monday in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the State, claiming the agency is unlawfully seeking to sample wastewater for PFAS that’s released from industrial and municipal facilities.

We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals

31 Mar 2021 | Consumer Reports and the Guardian

A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US. Almost every sample tested had measurable levels of PFAS.

Bill targets PFAS firefighting foam but allows continued use

30 Mar 2021 | Washington Post

The legislation prohibits the discharge of firefighting foam containing PFAS except for fighting fires, fire prevention operations, and testing and training.

[Blog] Lowe’s bans PFAS in fabric protector sprays

29 Mar 2021 | NRDC Blog

As commitments to remove PFAS from products on store shelves gather steam, manufacturers should ensure that replacements are safe and should disclose all ingredients used in all fabric protectors they make.

A tale of PFAS, pollution, and patent claims

27 Mar 2021 | C&EN

Analytical reference standards are not known for attracting intrigue and drama. Recently, though, the specter of patent infringement lawsuits has prevented researchers from quantifying environmental contamination by a perfluorinated “forever chemical.”

UK ‘flying blind’ on levels of toxic chemicals in tap water

25 Mar 2021 | The Guardian

The UK government has so far only made plans to make plans to understand the levels of drinking water pollution.

[Press Release] California to list notorious ‘forever chemical’ as a cause of cancer in people

24 Mar 2021 | EWG

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, or OEHHA, said March 19 that PFOA “meets the criteria for listing as known to the state to cause cancer under Proposition 65,” based on the findings of a National Toxicology Program report last year.

‘Buyer beware’: Ads hide PFAS cookware risks

24 Mar 2021 | E&E News

Consumers trying to avoid toxic chemicals in their nonstick cookware face convoluted advertising claims that can confuse even the most well-informed buyers.

Norlite burned toxic AFFF in greater amounts – and longer – than previously thought, records show

23 Mar 2021 | Times Union

Because aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, is not federally classified as a hazardous waste, there was no requirement that either the shipper – the Department of Defense – nor Norlite had to report its incineration.

PFAS water lawsuits expose financial impacts on state’s poor communities

22 Mar 2021 | Capital & Main

California has nearly 3,000 community water systems, but only about 9% of the public drinking water wells have been tested for PFOA and PFOS, according to the State Water Board.

Can microbes save us from PFAS?

21 Mar 2021 | C&EN

And Alvarez believes in the microbial infallibility hypothesis—that a microbe will find a way to [degrade] even tough compounds like PFAS. “I am certain that it can happen,” he says.

Families urged to join groundbreaking PFAS health studies at Pease Tradeport

19 Mar 2021 | NHPR

CDC will keep recruiting until they've tested about 1,000 adults and 350 children. The study is especially looking for participants who had blood tests with the state after the contamination first came to light in 2014 -- but that's not a requirement to participate.

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