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• [Job] Green Science Policy Institute: Science and Policy Associate

  Events

  15 Oct 2022

  The Institute is hiring a full-time Science and Policy Associate for its North Berkeley, California office to contribute to our scientific research and policy work. Position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received so applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.

• California Bans ‘Forever Chemicals' in Fabrics, Makeup

  News

  2 Oct 2022 | NBC

  The bills just signed by California Governor Newsom banning PFAS in textiles and cosmetics model the best way to stop harm from PFAS: reduce their use in products," said Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute.

• [Press Release] CA Gets Tougher On PFAS Chemicals Under Ting Bill Signed By The Governor

  Policy

  29 Sep 2022

  The Golden State continues to crack down on the use of PFAS, chemicals that put our health and the environment at risk. Governor Newsom tonight signed AB 1817 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), which bans the use of these harmful substances in fabrics by 2025.

• Honeywell lobbying Gov. Newsom to veto measure banning ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics products

  Policy

  20 Sep 2022

  Technology giant Honeywell is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would ban the sale in the state of cosmetics intentionally made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

• Gov. Newsom vetoes California bill to track and report toxic ‘forever chemicals’

  Policy

  19 Sep 2022

  Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would require the collection and reporting of information on products containing PFAS but pointed toward potential future action by the US EPA.

• [Press Release] Gov. Newsom vetoes California bill to track and report toxic ‘forever chemicals’

  News

  19 Sep 2022 | EWG

  Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required collection and reporting of information on products and substances sold or brought into the state containing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

• CA legislature turning off tap on PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals

  News

  14 Sep 2022 | Natural Resources Defense Council

  Read the full article by Avinash Kar (Natural Resources Defense Council) “The end of the legislative session in California brought welcome news on PFAS, a class of toxic ‘forever’ chemicals consisting of 12,000+ chemicals. Several pieces of legislation addressing this toxic and persistent class of chemicals moved forward. PFAS contaminate drinking water across the state…

• California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts

  Policy

  13 Sep 2022

  This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.

• Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

  Policy

  6 Sep 2022

  This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, any person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale in the state any new, not previously owned, textile articles that contain regulated PFAS.

• Assembly passes bill to end use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles

  News

  1 Sep 2022 | California Globe

  A bill to end the use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles in California was passed by the Assembly Tuesday.

• Disparities in chemical exposures among pregnant women and neonates by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics: A nontargeted approach

  Science

  29 Aug 2022 | Environ Res

  Participants with higher socioeconomic status tended to have higher PFAS abundances.

• California legislature sends to Gov. Newsom bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics

  News

  24 Aug 2022 | Environmental Working Group

  Today, the California Legislature passed a bill to ban intentionally added toxic ‘forever chemicals‘ known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California.

• Suspect Screening and Chemical Profile Analysis of Stormwater Runoff Following 2017 Wildfires in Northern California

  Science

  10 May 2022 | Environ Toxicol Chem

  Stormwater runoff from the San Francisco Bay area was found to have increased levels of PFAS after seasonal wildfires leading to potential ecological risk.

• The California GeoTracker Database: A Unique Public Resource for Understanding Contaminated Sites

  Science

  26 Apr 2022 | Ground Water Monit Remediat

  This paper describes the origins of California’s GeoTracker website and how it evolved to account for changes in regulatory priorities and illustrates how long-term commitment to the collection of environmental data can support the general public and regulatory and research communities.

• Effective April 1, 2022: Treatments Containing Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances for Use on Converted Textiles or Leathers

  Policy

  15 Mar 2022

  The CA DTSC finalized a regulation pursuant to the Safer Consumer Products regulations to list a new Priority Product: treatments containing PFAS for use on converted textiles or leathers such as carpets, upholstery, clothing, and shoes.