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Illinois Attorney General sues 3M, other makers of ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
6 Feb 2023
Chemicals commonly known as PFAS are tied to cancer and other health conditions.
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Cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’ is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town
News
2 Feb 2023 | Grist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, employees spoke at length about new data from water testing, but, without clear guidance from both the state and the federal government, and the mounting costs of providing alternative drinking water, officials’ hands are tied.
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EPA Takes Key Step to Stop Unsafe PFAS from Reentering Commerce
Policy
30 Jan 2023
The U.S. EPA proposed a rule that would prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture, processing or use of an estimated 300 PFAS that have not been made or used for many years without a complete EPA review and risk determination.
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AG Nessel Announces Landmark Settlement in First PFAS Case
Policy
30 Jan 2023
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. to address releases of PFAS at Asahi’s former facility near Brighton, Michigan.
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Pittsboro sues 20 companies, including 3M, Chemours, DuPont over PFAS contamination in town drinking water
News
27 Jan 2023 | The Pulse
The Town of Pittsboro has sued more than 20 companies, including Chemours, DuPont and 3M, BASF and several other manufacturers of PFAS, for allegedly polluting its water supply with the toxic compounds.
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Geographic and demographic variability in serum PFAS concentrations for pregnant women in the United States
Science
25 Jan 2023 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Mapping showed that participants’ proximity to local point sources can overshadow expected trends with demographic information, and environmental justice considerations were discussed.
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'Concerning' map reveals where fish caught in the US are full of hazardous 'forever chemicals'
News
19 Jan 2023 | Insider
Eating fish from a local lake or stream could give you a giant dose of hazardous "forever chemicals," equal to nearly a month of drinking highly contaminated water, researchers have calculated.
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Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach
Science
19 Jan 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
If optimized and expanded into regulatory systems in the United States and Canada, other policymaking bodies, and businesses, the essential-use approach can improve chemicals management and shift the market toward safer chemistries that benefit human and ecological health.
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Locally caught fish are full of dangerous chemicals called PFAS, study finds
News
17 Jan 2023 | CNN
Fish caught in the fresh waters of the nation’s streams and rivers and the Great Lakes contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, a known synthetic toxin phased out by the federal government, according to a study of data from the US EPA.
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Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress
Policy
13 Jan 2023
Lobbying industry flexed muscle to ensure bills that aimed to set stricter standards on PFAS compounds went nowhere.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes
Science
12 Jan 2023 | Epidemiology
Mothers’ prenatal blood concentrations of PFNA may be associated with modest increases in their child’s autism-related traits.
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A Proposed approach to defining per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based on molecular structure and formula
Science
11 Jan 2023 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
A definition of PFAS was proposed based on four substructures and any structures where the molecular formula is at least 30% fluorine by atom count.
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West Virginia lawmakers push to regulate ‘forever’ PFAS chemicals
News
10 Jan 2023 | Public News Service
West Virginia lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation in 2023 aimed at regulating PFAS chemicals in the state’s drinking-water systems.
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Citing poor PFAS cleanup effort, EGLE calls on DNR to reject Camp Grayling expansion
News
5 Jan 2023 | WoodTV
A new letter clarifies why Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is urging the state’s Department of Natural Resources to reject a National Guard proposal to expand Camp Grayling.
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PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States in 2023
Policy
4 Jan 2023
Laws and regulations restricting “forever chemicals” in more than a half dozen states are entering effect in 2023, including the start of a timeline for a first-in-the-nation ban on PFAS in all products in Maine.