[PRESS RELEASE] DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reach $4 billion settlement on ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuits
22 Jan 2021 | Environmental Working Group
Under the terms of a cost-sharing agreement to settle lawsuits involving the historic use of PFAS, expenses will be split, with DuPont and Corteva responsible for half and Chemours responsible for the other half.
U.S. EPA’s Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal lacks adequate precision
21 Jan 2021 | JDSupra
Following the guidance’s recommendations is not a "get-out-of-jail-free" card; improper disposal or incomplete destruction of PFAS that may occur, even if following the guidance, does not protect a company from a government enforcement action or an action for damages under, for example, federal or state statutes, or common law.
EPA introduces additional action items under its 2019 PFAS Action Plan
21 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
These action items put EPA one step closer to formal regulation of these substances, and provides PFAS manufacturers, producers, users, and discharges a blueprint of the compliance requirements that will dictate their operations within the coming years.
Grand Haven school turning on new water filtration system after 2018 PFAS detection
21 Jan 2021 | MLive
The Michigan district will pay for at least 20% of the $161,000 cost of the filtration system, but will have to pay for future system maintenance. A state grant will cover the remaining design and installation costs.
[Blog] PFAS free & I’m lovin’ it
19 Jan 2021 | U.S. PIRG
McDonald’s just committed to phasing out PFAS-treated food packaging from its restaurants globally by 2025. Other restaurants, like Burger King and Wendy’s, should follow its lead.
Fish consumption advisory issued for Lake Superior smelt for first time
18 Jan 2021 | Duluth News Tribune
The DNR is recommending people eat no more than one meal per month of smelt because of the high levels of PFAS. This is the first PFAS-based fish consumption advisory for the Great Lakes.
N.J. sues U.S. military, wants feds to pay for tainted drinking water cleanup
15 Jan 2021 | NJ.com
For decades, the U.S. military used a special foam to fight fires on bases around the Garden State. That foam, and the toxic chemicals inside it, slowly seeped into the surrounding area and throughout groundwater supplies...
Nearly 100 million Chinese people supplied drinking water with ‘unsafe’ levels of toxic chemicals
15 Jan 2021 | South China Morning Post
The study found extremely high levels of PFOA and PFOS in three Chinese cities in the Yangtze River Basin, which were attributed to the presence of fluorochemical plants and industries that use multiple PFAS, such as leather, textile and paper manufacturing.
McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025
15 Jan 2021 | MLive
Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.
PFAS exposure found to increase risk of severe Covid-19
12 Jan 2021 | Chemistry World
There are also warning that PFASs could diminish the effectiveness of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
PFAS product liability cases – are the floodgates now open?
12 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
Even companies without direct use or knowledge of PFAS use in products should consider a review of supplier materials, as those materials may have PFAS as a component, which could some day subject the company to legal liability issues.
[Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?
12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central
A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.
EPA denies petition to address PFAS
11 Jan 2021 | Coastal Review Online
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied the petition, by six eastern North Carolina organizations to require Chemours Co. to fund testing by independent scientists on 54 PFAS, produced at its Fayetteville Works facility.
Chemours can skip testing 54 ‘forever chemicals,’ EPA says
8 Jan 2021 | Bloomberg Law Review
The EPA has rejected a request from six North Carolina environmental health groups to force Chemours Co. to generate toxicity, human health, and other data for dozens of toxic PFAS chemicals.
COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high PFAS levels in blood
4 Jan 2021 | Michigan Advance
The COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high levels of perfluorinated compounds — PFAS — in their blood, several scientists said.