FDA: Nearly all foods cleared for PFAS concerns
30 Jun 2021 | MedPage Today
Of the 94 samples tested, only cod had "detectable" levels of PFOS measured in parts per trillion -- at 98 ng/kg -- and PFNA at 233 ng/kg.
3M comments on pollution scandal: ‘We will accept our responsibilities’
29 Jun 2021 | The Brussels Times
American industrial group 3M has, for the first time, commented on the contamination of the ground around Zwijndrecht, Belgium with PFOS, which can cause all sorts of health problems, including cancer, after weeks of silence on the issue.
Cost of tackling PFAS pollution on US military bases expected to reach $2.1bn
28 Jun 2021 | Chemistry World
The Pentagon has identified 687 military installations that have known or suspected contamination by these fluorinated chemicals.
No PFAS in food packaging in Minnesota by 2024
25 Jun 2021 | Star Tribune
Banning nonessential uses of PFAS, such as from food packaging, was an opportunity for limiting exposure identified in the PFAS Blueprint released earlier this year by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Now, food packagers in the region must respond.
Unclear if Ford Airport will help foot the bill, township moves forward with plan to bring residents clean water
24 Jun 2021 | MLive
Up to 473 Cascade Township homes with wells in an area of polluted groundwater will be connected to municipal water by the end of 2023 thanks in part to a recent $5 million grant from the state. The total project cost is estimated at $13.2 million.
Watchdog calls on Pentagon to detail ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup expenses
23 Jun 2021 | The Hill
The Pentagon has been working to address PFAS contamination in drinking water on its bases and has estimated that it would cost more than $2.1 billion beginning in fiscal 2021 to clean up.
[Press Release] PFAS Action Act clears Key House committee
23 Jun 2021 | EWG
The legislation would create a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, designate PFAS as hazardous substances, limit industrial discharges and provide $200 million annually to assist water utilities and wastewater treatment facilities.
Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
23 Jun 2021 | Press Herald
One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation's strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.
[Blog] The Chemistry Council’s PFAS disinformation campaign
22 Jun 2021 | PEER
PEER is urging EPA to regulate PFAS as a class of chemicals, only allow essential uses of PFAS, and to classify all forms of waste contaminated with PFAS as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act.
Bill would provide grants for ‘forever chemical’ contaminations but take away the ability to sue polluters
22 Jun 2021 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After a community applies for and receives a grant, funded by American Rescue Plan Act money received by the state of Wisconsin from the federal government, it would not be able to bring any sort of claim against the person or party responsible for the contamination.
PFAS In Cosmetics: Financial and Insurance Companies On Notice
21 Jun 2021 | National Law Review
Cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers must take action now, if they have not already, to determine the scope of potential PFAS liability issues, spanning the gamut from environmental pollution to products liability / personal injury issues.
New study finds PFAS in bottled water, as lawmakers call for federal limits
17 Jun 2021 | Consumer Reports
'Purified' bottled water was less likely than 'spring' water to contain the potentially dangerous compounds
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
17 Jun 2021 | AP News
3,200 gallons of PFAS foam have been used at the Chemtool Inc. factory near Rockton, IL.
Solvay provides contested PFAS reference standard
16 Jun 2021 | C&EN
Earlier this year, Solvay used patent infringement claims to demand that the standard maker Wellington Laboratories stop selling C6O4, effectively halting the research because Wellington was the only commercial source.
[Press Release] PFAS Action Act clears House energy committee
16 Jun 2021 | EWG
The legislation would create a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, designate PFAS as hazardous substances, limit industrial discharges and provide $200 million annually to assist water utilities and wastewater treatment facilities.