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Makers of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Covered up the Dangers
Policy
5 Jun 2023
The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS, according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by UC San Francisco researchers.
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Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits
News
5 Jun 2023 | The New York Times
The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them.
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King County files federal lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers for damage caused by toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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2 Jun 2023 | King County
King County’s lawsuit against toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' manufacturers seeks damages for the local impacts caused by past, present, and future contamination that will require treatment or cleanup.
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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
News
2 Jun 2023 | Grist
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
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Puerto Rico gov’t sues 20 companies for PFAS contamination
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1 Jun 2023 | NimB
The government of Puerto Rico, on behalf of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, has filed a lawsuit against at least 20 companies for contamination of the island’s natural resources with toxic PFAS, which threaten the environment and people.
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Companies Knew the Dangers of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'—and Kept Them Secret
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1 Jun 2023 | TIME
The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8.
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Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster
News
1 Jun 2023 | The Guardian
The Environmental Protection Agency is suing PFAS manufacturer, even as the company continues to make and sell its toxic products.
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The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science
Science
1 Jun 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The lack of transparency in industry-driven research on industrial chemicals, including industry strategies to suppress critical science, has significant legal, political, and public health consequences.
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Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
News
19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
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Centurial Persistence of Forever Chemicals at Military Fire Training Sites
Science
15 May 2023 | ES&T
This work highlights the importance of unregulated and overlooked precursors for total PFAS exposure near AFFF releases and their role in sustaining high concentrations of regulated PFAS–up to 2000 times more than regulatory limits even decades after AFFF use ceased.
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Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania surface waters: A statewide assessment, associated sources, and land-use relations
Science
15 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Electronics manufacturing & water pollution control facilities were associated with greater PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania.
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Outdoor brands phase out PFAS, ‘forever chemicals,’ ahead of state bans
News
12 May 2023 | EHN
The outdoor footwear company KEEN made a discovery about their shoes in 2014: they were rife with stain- and water-resistant chemicals known to harm human health called PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals.’
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PFAS contaminated asphalt and concrete - Knowledge gaps for future research and management
Science
9 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
A review of the knowledge gaps and future research directions for managing contamination in asphalt and concrete from PFAS in AFFF.
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EPA Announces Policy of Enforcement Discretion in PFAS Regulation
Policy
4 May 2023
The US EPA released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the stated goal of which was to, “hold polluters accountable.”
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Environmental Protection Agency ordering Chemours to address PFAS pollution
Policy
26 Apr 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it’s taking action to address PFAS discharges from the Washington Works facility operated by Chemours.