FDA Raises Alarm Over PFAS Tainted Food Containers
6 Aug 2021 | E&E News
FDA is warning the food industry that certain processes for producing plastic used for food containers may result in PFAS leaching into food.
CDC Probes Risks of PFAS Chemicals
4 Aug 2021 | Daily Hampshire Gazette
Breysse, director of the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, said PFAS chemicals can adversely affect different parts of the human body, including potential impacts on cholesterol levels and liver enzymes.
Unsafe Levels of PFOS in Blood of 3M Factory Neighbors
4 Aug 2021 | The Brussels Times
Blood samples taken from residents in Zwijndrecht, Belgium had levels of PFOS up to 168 times the European Food Safety Authority limit of of 6.9 ng/mL.
EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
30 Jul 2021 | Truthout
At least 130 oil and gas companies … have used PFAS, or chemicals that can break down into PFAS in fracking in at least 1,200 wells in the U.S. since 2012.
[Op-ED] EPA must protect public health by regulating PFAS as a class
30 Jul 2021 | The Hill
According to federal Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA can define all existing PFAS chemicals, including byproducts and transformation products, as a “category” and restrict or ban their uses if the category is determined to pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.
Farmer who lost all to PFAS inspires law to get a day in court
28 Jul 2021 | Bloomberg Law
A new law clarifies ambiguity in Maine law that legal cases alleging damage or injury from PFAS can be filed up to six years after the harm was or could reasonably have been discovered.
High concentrations of ‘forever’ chemicals being released from ice melt into the Arctic Ocean
27 Jul 2021 | Phys.org
The research has shown these chemicals have traveled not by sea, but through the atmosphere, where they accumulate in Arctic sea ice.
[Podcast] The true cost of PFAS
26 Jul 2021 | Whooshkaa
Alissa Cordner, an Environmental Sociologist and Associate Professor at Whitman College, discusses a recent commentary paper "The True Cost of PFAS and the Benefits of Acting Now" which was published in Environment Science and Technology Journal.
OEHHA Releases Long-Awaited Proposed Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS
23 Jul 2021 | JD Surpa
The draft goals identified by OEHHA are 0.007 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA to address concerns based on kidney cancer in humans associated with exposure to PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS to address concerns related to liver and pancreatic tumors in laboratory animals associated with exposure to PFOS.
Efforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
23 Jul 2021 | Chemistry World
The five European countries are proposing to ban the entire class of chemicals.
US House passes Dingell bill regulating ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
21 Jul 2021 | Michigan Advance
The legislation would direct EPA to start the regulatory process for regulating PFAS, in drinking water and making the decision on whether to set drinking water standards for certain types of PFAS or to regulate the entire class,.
PFAS update: Current state-by-state groundwater regulations
21 Jul 2021 | JD Supra
States have adopted a patchwork of regulations and guidance standards which presents significant compliance challenges to impacted industries.
Companies agree to $65M settlement over Hoosick Falls PFAS lawsuit
21 Jul 2021 | WAMC Northeast Public Radio
The agreement, which still needs court approval, would provide money and medical monitoring for thousands of property owners and residents.
‘Burden falls on exposed people’ as EPA weighs PFAS rules
21 Jul 2021 | E&E News
US EPA action to limit PFAS in drinking water is focused on just two compounds, meaning many Americans could continue drinking contaminated tap water for years to come.
Are we being kept safe from ‘forever chemicals’ injected into fracking sites?
21 Jul 2021 | The Guardian
A bombshell exposé revealed that oil and gas firms are injecting PFAS chemicals into fracking sites, threatening groundwater.