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Legal obstacles to toxic chemical research
Policy
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.
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MPCA PFAS monitoring plan
Policy
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.
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As PFAS Cases Persist, Wisconsin Takes Baby Steps Toward Regulating the Forever Chemicals
News
4 Jan 2022 | WUWM
The Department of Health Services proposed a combined 20 ppt standard for PFOA and PFAS that would apply to the ground, surface and drinking water.
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2022 begins with little progress on PFAS contamination
News
3 Jan 2022 | WUWM
As of Dec. 29, the Department of Natural Resources reported 92 contamination sites.
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PFAS destruction technologies are starting to emerge
News
29 Dec 2021 | C&EN
Communities across the US are desperate to rid their environments of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), especially when these chemicals are in their drinking water.
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New Additions to the Proposition 65 List
Policy
20 Dec 2021
Over the past week, several new PFAS have been added to California’s Proposition 65 list.
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Illinois EPA Proposes Groundwater Standards for Dangerous Chemicals
News
13 Dec 2021 | KHAQ
The proposed rule includes new groundwater quality standards for five PFAS chemicals: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFBS.
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OB Drafts Regs to Ban Artificial Tuft With PFAS
News
9 Dec 2021 | Marthas Vineyard Times
The contaminant threshold in the drafted regulations is one ppm.
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Deer Consumption Advisory
Policy
1 Dec 2021
The State of Maine has detected high levels of PFAS in some deer harvested in the greater Fairfield area and is issuing a do not eat advisory for deer harvested in the area.
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DNR Finalizing Rules Limiting Some PFAS in Drinking, Surface Waters
News
29 Nov 2021 | Wisconsin State Journal
The agency is separately working on rules to limit PFOA and PFOS in groundwater and another 12 fluorinated compounds in drinking water.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Significance and Considerations within the Regulatory Framework of the USA
Science
23 Nov 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
Regulatory agencies must start being proactive instead of reactive with PFAS contamination.
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Pennsylvania DEP Strict Limits for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
News
16 Nov 2021 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
The rule would set limits of 14 ppt for PFOA and 18 ppt for PFOS.
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Representatives Ross, Mace Introduce Legislation to Improve EPA’s PFAS Reporting Rule
Policy
16 Nov 2021
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC) and Nancy Mace (SC) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend existing law to ensure that the EPA uses a definition of PFAS that is as broad and protective as others that are already in use.
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As the EPA pursues PFAS standards, industry and residents are at odds over state regulation
Policy
9 Nov 2021
Wisconsin residents affected by PFAS contamination say the Biden administration’s recently announced strategy to address harmful forever chemicals doesn’t go far enough and highlights the need for state standards.
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3M Fails to Overturn Regulators’ Shutdown of PFAS Production in Belgium
News
9 Nov 2021 | Star Tribune
In Belgium, PFAS contamination involves both the old PFOS and failure to disclose releases of newer-generation substances in the family.