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PFAS-Contaminated Pesticides Applied near Public Supply Wells Disproportionately Impact Communities of Color in California
Science
14 May 2024 | ACS ES&T Water
Communities of Color in California face a higher risk of PFAS contamination in drinking water due to disproportionate pesticide applications near their water sources, highlighting the need for increased PFAS monitoring and remediation in these areas.
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SB24-081 Perfluoroalkyl & Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals
Policy
13 May 2024
This law will phase out the sale and distribution of certain products and product categories in the state of Colorado that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
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Bill that would restrict PFAS in consumer products heads to governor
News
9 May 2024 | Vermont Public
The Vermont Legislature gave its final approval Tuesday to a bill that restricts toxic so-called "forever chemicals" in a suite of commercial goods.
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Cancer-causing chemicals ban signed into law
News
8 May 2024 | Coloradoan
On May 1, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed SB24-081 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals (PFAS), which will now prohibit the sale or distribution of certain products containing PFAS in a gradual product phaseout beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and continuing through 2028.
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Republicans approve spending $36M opioid settlement money but again shut down PFAS talks
News
7 May 2024 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Republicans on the state's powerful budget committee approved their own plan for how to spend money received from opioid settlements and again refused to take up funding for addressing PFAS in a meeting Tuesday.
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[Public Comment] Filing of Food Additive Petition From Environmental Defense Fund
Policy
6 May 2024
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that it has filed a food additive petition, submitted by Environmental Defense Fund et al., proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to remove fluorinated polyethylene.
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[Video] ‘They told us that this material would be safe.’ Toxic PFAS discovered on US farms
News
6 May 2024 | CNN
Farms across Maine are discovering toxic PFAS chemicals in their soil and water. But the problem could impact millions of acres of farmland nationwide.
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Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
News
6 May 2024 | The Guardian
Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development.
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Lawyers in PFAS water pollution settlements win $956 mln fee award
News
25 Apr 2024 | Reuters
A U.S. judge on Tuesday awarded over $956 million in legal fees to plaintiffs’ lawyers who secured two settlements worth more than $11 billion with major manufacturers of toxic “forever chemicals” on behalf of public water systems.
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Congress introduces ‘non-essential’ PFAS ban bill
Policy
24 Apr 2024
The legislation would give manufacturers 10 years to phase out the use of forever chemicals in production.
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Quantifying Disparities in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Levels in Drinking Water from Overburdened Communities in New Jersey, 2019-2021
Science
24 Apr 2024 | Environ Health Perspect
63% of New Jersey's community water systems (serving 84% of the population) tested from 2019 to 2021 had PFAS detections, with overburdened communities more likely to have detections and exposure surpassing state maximum contaminant levels, and a higher proportion of people of color living in affected areas compared to non-Hispanic white populations.
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[Perspective] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water-Disparities in Community Exposures Based on Race and Socioeconomic Status
Science
24 Apr 2024 | Environ Health Perspect
Systematic testing and public engagement, especially in rural and private well-dependent communities, are essential to addressing PFAS exposure data gaps and fully assessing disparities in exposures and health risk.
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[Video] What is Canada doing about 'forever chemicals'?
News
23 Apr 2024 | CBC
Andrew Chang explores how prevalent these chemicals are in our daily lives, why they're so dangerous and what Canada is doing to deal with them.
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[Opinion] We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way
News
21 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
“We should not have to risk repeated exposure to these substances, with the most powerful bonds in organic chemistry, caused by the willful negligence of industry each time we place our faith in a glass of water.”
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I'm a Michigan nun. Pope Francis says PFAS contamination is a sin against God. | Opinion
News
17 Apr 2024 | Detroit Free Press
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently enacted the first-ever limits on PFAS in drinking water. This is great news, but the damage will be very hard to reverse.