S.3662 - Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
16 Feb 2022
An amendment was introduced titled "Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act" onto SB 3662.
New York PFAS Products Bill Has Broad Implications
15 Feb 2022
A New York PFAS products bill aims to mimic the Maine law and implement a ban on intentionally added PFAS in products manufactured in New York.
[Blog] 2022 Analysis of State Legislation on PFAS and other Toxic Chemicals
7 Feb 2022
Safer States analyzed state-level policies on toxic chemical regulation, finding that at least 32 states will consider policies in 2022.
Senate group calling on White House to prioritize funding for PFAS mitigation in budget
7 Feb 2022
Senators are calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize addressing toxic “forever chemicals” polluting sites in Michigan and throughout the country in its budget request for the 2023 fiscal year.
Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
1 Feb 2022
Military installations are a major source of community contamination from a class of toxic chemicals called PFAS, but trying to hold the Defense Department accountable can be formidable due to a labyrinth of legal limitations.
[Working Paper] Nordic enforcement project on PFOS and PFOA in chemical products and articles
25 Jan 2022
The Nordic Enforcement Group found that 10% of chemical products and articles were non-compliant with restrictions on PFOA and PFOS, with more products containing other PFAS that are not yet restricted.
Indiana firefighters could get annual blood testing for PFAS under proposed pilot program
20 Jan 2022
Indiana firefighters could get annual blood testing for exposure to synthetic PFAS chemicals through a proposed pilot program, according to a new bill introduced in the Statehouse.
Legal obstacles to toxic chemical research
17 Jan 2022
Amid debate about how policymakers should apply existing scientific findings, these science-hindering features are easy to overlook including insufficient availability of chemical standards, limited public access to information, and excessive fragmentation of information within and among government agencies.
PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021
17 Jan 2022
As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of PFAS at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document.
Injustice Forever? Toxic PFAS Chemicals Have ‘Made a Mockery of Our Environmental Regulations’
10 Jan 2022
With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
Minnesota Department of Health PFHxA health-based guidance for water
4 Jan 2022
Minnesota's Department of Health updated its toxicological profile for PFHxA.
MPCA PFAS monitoring plan
4 Jan 2022
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is accepting input on the draft plan from all interested parties from November 16 to January 21, 2022.
EPA grants petition to order testing on human health hazards of PFAS
3 Jan 2022
As a part of the U.S. EPA’s efforts to address the human health and ecological risks of PFAS, the Agency announced it was granting a petition from six North Carolina public health and environmental justice organizations to compel companies to conduct testing of certain PFAS.
US EPA turns down requests for more PFAS toxicity testing
30 Dec 2021
The US EPA has deferred or turned down advocacy groups’ requests to require Chemours to conduct toxicity tests on dozens of fluorochemicals found in North Carolina drinking water supplies.
New Additions to the Proposition 65 List
20 Dec 2021
Over the past week, several new PFAS have been added to California’s Proposition 65 list.