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States Eclipse Feds in Cleaning Up ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Soil
News
10 Nov 2021 | Bloomberg Law
The EPA is moving forward with a roadmap for addressing PFAS.
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[Press Release] Gore-Tex Manufacturer Announces Availability of New PFAS-Free Membrane, But Still Uses ‘Forever Chemicals’ to Make Its Outdoor Apparel and Gear
News
30 Sep 2021 | Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Gore will offer a new option for the key membrane that provides waterproofing in its consumer outdoor clothing products.
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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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[Webinar] Safer Products for WA: Aftermarket stain and water resistance treatments and personal care products
Events
27 Jul 2021
Safer Products for WA team will share progress in identifying safer alternatives that are feasible and available and outline potential restrictions or reporting requirements. The majority of each webinar will focus on discussion with stakeholders.
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[Podcast] The true cost of PFAS
News
26 Jul 2021 | Whooshkaa
Alissa Cordner, an Environmental Sociologist and Associate Professor at Whitman College, discusses a recent commentary paper "The True Cost of PFAS and the Benefits of Acting Now" which was published in Environment Science and Technology Journal.
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Seattle study of breast milk from 50 women finds chemical used in food wrappers, firefighting foam
News
18 Jul 2021 | The Seattle Times
This study represented the first PFAS analysis of breast milk in U.S. women since 2004, and offered a mixed progress report.
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[Webinar] Safer Products for Washington: Leather and textile furnishings
Events
18 May 2021
The Safer Products for Washington team will share progress identifying safer PFAS alternatives for leather and textile furnishings that are feasible and available and outline potential restrictions or reporting requirements.
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Spatial and temporal baseline of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid retained in sediment core samples from Puget Sound, Washington, USA
Science
11 May 2021 | Mar Pollut Bull
Sediments adjacent to Seattle, WA, had the largest PFOS flux, beginning in 1959.
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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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Navy to send letters to farms warning of chemicals in groundwater
News
12 Mar 2021 | Whidbey News-Tribune
PFAS were found years ago in groundwater at levels above the EPA’s lifetime health advisory limit.
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Washington State to Ban PFAS in Four Types of Food Packaging
Policy
8 Mar 2021
Washington state has announced that, based on the availability of safer alternatives, PFAS in four types of food packaging will be banned as of February 2023.
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Washington state to Ban PFAS in four types of food packaging
News
8 Mar 2021 | National Law Review
The Washington Department of Ecology (DoE) released its first Alternatives Assessment Report for PFAS in food packaging last month.
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Firefighters battle an unseen hazard: Their gear could be toxic
News
26 Jan 2021 | New York Times
Firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers.
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Ecology seeking comments on action plan to address PFAS contaminants
Policy
24 Oct 2020
The Washington state Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on its plan to address a class of highly persistent chemicals that don’t break down in the environment.
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California law bans toxic PFAS from firefighting foam
News
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.