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PFAS product liability cases – are the floodgates now open?
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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.
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burning
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28 Nov 2020 | Fairfield Citizen
Environmental activists are concerned the incinerator could start burning PFAS firefighting foam.
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Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
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25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
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‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health
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24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”
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Duty to defend: Under North Carolina law, insurer must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure to AFFF despite “hazardous materials exclusion” in CGL policy
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24 Nov 2020 | Fox Rothschild
The terms “discharge,” “dispersal,” “release,” and “escape” are particular environmental terms of art in this context, and a “discharge, dispersal, release, or escape” of a pollutant must be into the environment to trigger the pollution exclusion clause and deny coverage.
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Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
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19 Nov 2020 | CALmatters
Californians are largely left in the dark about the safety of their drinking water: Less than 9% of roughly 14,350 public drinking water wells in the state have been tested for PFOA and PFOS. State requirements have focused on areas considered vulnerable to contamination, such as near airports and landfills.
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Solvay withholds data about toxic PFAS pollution in New Jersey
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17 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
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Biden EPA transition team member helped DuPont dodge responsibility for PFOA
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11 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of PFOA avoiding regulation that would have cost DuPont dearly.
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Producing Ignorance Through Regulatory Structure: The Case of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Policy
3 Nov 2020
A review of the current American regulatory system using PFAS to highlight how chemical manufacturers control knowledge production and dissemination among other problems.
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PFAS regulations for groundwater could be imminent
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2 Nov 2020 | Bloomberg Law
Based on what we’re already seeing from several state regulators, and based on the practices of local wastewater operations, there is a good chance that increased PFAS pressure will continue in the very near future.
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State PFAS enforcement against the federal government – irresistible force meets immovable object?
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30 Oct 2020 | Fox Rothschild
The Department of Defense, the entity that in many states is seen as a significant potentially responsible party with respect to PFAS contamination related to AFFF usage, has raised numerous defenses and objections to state enforcement and litigation efforts, from sovereign immunity to arguments based on the absence of PFAS from the list of CERCLA hazardous substances, to challenges to the validity of state regulatory standards for PFAS.
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South Jersey company confirms use of unregulated replacement for toxic chemical
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20 Oct 2020 | NJ Spotlight News
However, the company (Solvay Specialty Polymers) denies that it is responsible for polluting water, air and soil with a related, ‘legacy’ chemical it had been using.
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[Op-ed] PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are widespread and threaten human health – here’s a strategy for protecting the public
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9 Oct 2020 | The Conversation US
Given that PFAS pollution is so ubiquitous and hard to remove, many health experts assert that the only way to address it is by reducing PFAS production and use as much as possible.
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AGs urge Congress to keep tough PFAS language in defense bill
Policy
5 Oct 2020
Congressional leaders should advance legislation that would force the U.S. Department of Defense to comply with state laws regulating toxic “forever chemicals,” urged attorneys general in Michigan and 17 other states.
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These everyday toxins may be hurting pregnant women and their babies
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23 Sep 2020 | The New York Times
PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects.