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Investors pressure top firms to halt production of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
News
6 Jan 2023 | The Guardian
Investors from some of the world’s largest firms are pressuring chemical companies to end production of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, which shareholders say represent an enormous and growing threat to manufacturers’ bottom lines.
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Toxic: 3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn’t tell the public, government
News
16 Dec 2022 | Minnesota Reformer
Internal documents show the Minnesota company hid the dangers for decades.
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Potential harms of Biden’s microchip boom
Policy
15 Dec 2022
With proper safeguards, the CHIPS and Science Act could add jobs and opportunities to communities around the country, as well as make the world a healthier place.
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DuPont loses challenge over cancer victim’s $40m verdict in PFAS case
News
7 Dec 2022 | Reuters
A federal appeals court has upheld a $40 million verdict for a cancer survivor who sued E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co after years of exposure to a toxic chemical that it manufactured.
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[Press Release] Investors with $8 trillion call for phase-out of dangerous “forever chemicals”
News
29 Nov 2022 | ChemSec
The world’s biggest chemical companies are turning a blind eye to the emerging global crisis.
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PFAS Rule to Cost Many Millions More, EPA Analysis Finds
News
23 Nov 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Companies would pay hundreds of millions of dollars more to report their production of PFAS and importation of goods made with the chemicals than the EPA originally estimated, according to a revised economic analysis the agency will publish Friday.
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[Blog] The Clean Energy Future: How We Get There Matters
Policy
21 Nov 2022
In the midst of global efforts to clean up and eliminate the use of PFAS, Chemours is doubling down on manufacturing these toxic “forever” chemicals.
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GAC Filters Continue To Effectively Remove Chemours’ PFAS
News
21 Nov 2022 | Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
CFPUA has an ongoing program to monitor PFAS in raw, untreated water from the Cape Fear River and in finished, treated drinking water.
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More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water
News
19 Nov 2022 | The Guardian
Independent scientists raise concerns about apparent industry influence and distortions of the science in WHO guidelines.
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California Sues 3M and DuPont Over PFAS Chemicals
Policy
10 Nov 2022
California is suing 3M Co. and DuPont de Nemours Inc. along with other manufacturers of PFAS, a collection of chemicals that have been linked to health issues including cancer and are commonly found in consumer products such as fabrics, food packaging and cookware.
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Legacy and emerging airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) collected on PM2.5 filters in close proximity to a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility
Science
9 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Twelve emerging and ten legacy PFAS compounds were detected in aerosol samples around a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility at concentrations higher than at regional background sites, suggesting the manufacturing facility as the local source for these compounds.
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Baltimore sues companies over ‘forever chemical’ pollution in waterways and water system
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7 Nov 2022 | The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore sued a slew of chemical companies Friday, accusing them of “knowingly” allowing hazardous PFAS chemicals to contaminate its waterways and water system.
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3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility
Policy
3 Nov 2022
EPA Enforcement Part of Agency Strategy to Characterize and Address PFAS Releases from Major Manufacturers
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DuPont, Chemours, 3M Sued by N.C. Attorney General Over PFAS
News
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
DuPont de Nemours Inc., the Chemours Co., and 3M Co. are among more than a dozen companies that produced firefighting foam with “forever chemicals” while knowing their connection to human health harms, according to complaints from the North Carolina attorney general.
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Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources
Science
12 Oct 2022 | ES&T
A contamination model was used to create a map of presumptive PFAS contamination sites in the United States, identifying more than 57,000 sites including industrial facilities, wastewater treatment plants, current or former military sites, and airports.