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Blumenthal announces $18 million to fight PFAS contamination in Connecticut
Policy
3 Mar 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Connecticut $18 million to fight dangerous chemicals in drinking water.
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Some firetrucks still carry toxic PFAS foam
News
11 Jul 2022 | The Day
Multiple fire stations in Connecticut still have trucks that contain banned firefighting foam in their tanks that can’t be used because of its toxicity, mostly due to a lack of funding to remove the poisonous substance.
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Detecting ‘Forever Chemicals’ Like PFAS is Costly and Difficult
News
24 Oct 2021 | NPR
The chemicals are so woven into our lives that testing for them can push scientists to the limit.
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UConn Team To Study National Impacts of Emerging Water Pollutants
News
14 Sep 2021 | CT Insider
The purpose of the study will be to examine the polluting effects of contaminants of emerging concern.
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Connecticut Will Inspect More Than 2,400 Locations in the Hunt for Dangerous PFAS Chemical Contamination
News
7 Sep 2021 | Hartford Courant
Connecticut’s health agency also plans to spend roughly $500,000 to purchase specialized lab equipment that is needed to detect extremely small amounts of the chemicals in the water.
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How Widespread are PFAS Chemicals? CT Officials Are About to Inspect More Than 2,400 Locations
News
30 Aug 2021 | CT Mirror
Connecticut’s health and environmental agencies believe there are other pockets of PFAS contamination hiding throughout the state.
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United States: PFAS Consumer Products Regulation
News
13 Aug 2021 | Mondaq
An overview of enacted and proposed PFAS state laws and regulations.
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We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals
News
31 Mar 2021 | Consumer Reports and the Guardian
A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US. Almost every sample tested had measurable levels of PFAS.
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California law bans toxic PFAS from firefighting foam
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30 Sep 2020 | EWG
The law bans the manufacture, sale and use of firefighting foam containing PFAS from use in most applications by January 1, 2022.
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Neighbors file appeal to stop artificial turf field
News
3 Sep 2020 | Woodbridge Town News
The appeal states that the use of an athletic stadium employing artificial turf poses “unreasonable impacts to the health, safety and welfare of the community and the appellants” and that guarantee regarding PFAS/PFOS is unenforceable and unreasonably vague.
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The latest on PFAS and drinking water
News
12 Aug 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
States with adopted PFAS limits in drinking water include CA, CT, CO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, and VT, and states with proposed limits include IL, MA, MI, and NY.
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Warning issued over PFAS levels in fish in 3 Connecticut rivers
News
4 Jun 2020 | NBC Connecticut
People are urged to eat no more than one meal per month of bass taken from the specific sections of the Natchaug, Shetucket, and Willimantic Rivers.
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Municipalities want more help addressing ‘forever chemicals’
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4 Mar 2020 | Associated Press (NBC Connecticut)
The largest organization of cities and towns in Connecticut has called on the state and businesses to provide them with more help in addressing the expensive environmental fallout from PFAS.
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PFAS and Health: Troublesome, ubiquitous chemicals to be examined at YSPH Symposium
News
12 Dec 2019 | Yale School of Public Health
On December 13, 2019 the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health will host a symposium on chemicals known as PFAS.
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Chemical industry lobby opposing strong Connecticut action on PFAS pollution
News
11 Aug 2019 | Hartford Courant
Strong opposition from the chemical industry helped kill a PFAS-control bill in the 2019 General Assembly.