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EWG Petitions EPA To Fine Chemical Maker More Than $400M for Failure To Report Tests
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26 Jan 2021 | EWG
As the EPA continues to move forward with its assessment of risks posed by PFAS, address contamination, and protect public health, we write to notify you of an apparent violation of reporting requirements by Solvay under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
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Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research Workshop
Science
25 Jan 2021 | NAS
Proceedings of a workshop help by various federal agencies over the federal context for PFAS research, human exposure, experimental toxicology, human health outcomes, and cross-cutting issues in PFAS risk assessment.
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[PRESS RELEASE] DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reach $4 billion settlement on ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuits
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22 Jan 2021 | Environmental Working Group
Under the terms of a cost-sharing agreement to settle lawsuits involving the historic use of PFAS, expenses will be split, with DuPont and Corteva responsible for half and Chemours responsible for the other half.
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EPA introduces additional action items under its 2019 PFAS Action Plan
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21 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
These action items put EPA one step closer to formal regulation of these substances, and provides PFAS manufacturers, producers, users, and discharges a blueprint of the compliance requirements that will dictate their operations within the coming years.
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U.S. EPA’s Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal lacks adequate precision
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21 Jan 2021 | JDSupra
Following the guidance’s recommendations is not a "get-out-of-jail-free" card; improper disposal or incomplete destruction of PFAS that may occur, even if following the guidance, does not protect a company from a government enforcement action or an action for damages under, for example, federal or state statutes, or common law.
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McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025
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15 Jan 2021 | MLive
Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.
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Notice of Availability for Public Comment: Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance
Policy
12 Jan 2021
The EPA is requesting public comment on its recently published Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance.
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[Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?
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12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central
A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.
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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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An evaluation of health-based federal and state PFOA drinking water guidelines in the United States
Science
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
More rigorous efforts are warranted to establish consistent health-based drinking water guidelines for PFOA, given that drinking water is a primary source of human exposure to PFOA in the United States.
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COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high PFAS levels in blood
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4 Jan 2021 | Michigan Advance
The COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high levels of perfluorinated compounds — PFAS — in their blood, several scientists said.
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[Op-ed] How the FDA ignores the law when approving new chemical additives to food
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23 Dec 2020 | Environmental Health News
An investigation finds the federal agency is not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals as required by law. Such neglect leaves consumers at higher risk for chronic diseases.
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3 PFAS disposal technologies are most promising, US EPA says
Policy
21 Dec 2020
Burning PFAS as hazardous waste to destroy the chemicals is one of the three technologies the EPA suggests in interim guidance issued Dec. 18.
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From Alaska to Florida, Harmful PFAS Compounds Pollute Water at Multiple Sites in Every State
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21 Dec 2020 | Eco Watch
Tom Kennedy learned about the long-term contamination of his family's drinking water about two months after he was told that his breast cancer had metastasized to his brain and was terminal.
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Biden chooses N.C. environmental chief to head EPA
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18 Dec 2020 | North Carolina Health News
The announcement followed a briefing in which scientists said “forever chemicals” could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.