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Non-Targeted PFAS Suspect Screening and Quantification of Drinking Water Samples Collected through Community Engaged Research in North Carolina's Cape Fear River Basin
Science
31 May 2024 | Toxics
A community-engaged research approach in North Carolina discovered that drinking water samples from the Cape Fear River basin contained several PFAS compounds, including PFOA and PFOS levels that exceeded the EPA's limit of 4 ng/L, and these results were shared with local residents to help them reduce their exposure.
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They’re in pans, fruit, dust – and even tap water. But can I eradicate toxic forever chemicals from my home?
News
25 May 2024 | The Guardian
One person’s attempt to reduce PFAS exposure from everyday items.
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San Francisco bans PFAS from firefighter gear to combat cancer risk
Policy
24 May 2024
San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to ban PFAS chemicals from its firefighters' protective gear, aiming to reduce the elevated cancer risk among firefighters.
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Maine Amends Its PFAS Statute, Exempting Certain Product Categories from the Sales Prohibition and Eliminating the General Notification Requirement
Policy
24 May 2024
The legislation also creates new sales prohibitions for products with intentionally added PFAS with varying effective dates, expands the exemption of certain product categories from the prohibitions, and establishes a new reporting program for those product categories that receive a currently unavoidable use determination from MDEP.
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EPA announces $18.9M in funding to address PFAS contamination in New Mexico
News
24 May 2024 | New Mexico Political Report
While the funding announced on Thursday will help water utilities, including mutual domestics, communities that rely on well water such as La Cienega and La Cieneguilla will not benefit from this round of funding despite having had wells test positive for PFAS contamination.
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Closed West Tisbury landfill called PFAS source
News
23 May 2024 | MV Times
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has labeled the closed and capped West Tisbury landfill as a source of PFAS, the latest confirmed contamination on the Island of chemicals that are associated with a variety of health effects.
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‘Forever chemicals’ entering Great Lakes through precipitation and air: Study
News
20 May 2024 | The Hill
Toxic “forever chemicals” are entering the Great Lakes through both precipitation and the air — reaching cities of all sizes along the U.S. and Canadian shores, a new study has found.
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Rep. Carbajal’s Bipartisan Bills Combating PFAS Contamination At Airports Signed Into Law
Policy
17 May 2024
President Biden signs Rep. Carbajal’s ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, creating a new grant program to help airports transition away from PFAS firefighting foams and requiring routine updates from federal agencies for implementing phase out of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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Forever chemicals on turf fields? Studies increase debate over synthetic vs. real grass
News
16 May 2024 | WGME
While that artificial grass may look greener, some communities, including Camden Hills, have concerns about its overall impact on students and the environment.
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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.