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Baltimore sues companies over ‘forever chemical’ pollution in waterways and water system
News
7 Nov 2022 | The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore sued a slew of chemical companies Friday, accusing them of “knowingly” allowing hazardous PFAS chemicals to contaminate its waterways and water system.
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States take on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ with bans and lawsuits
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5 Nov 2022 | The Washington Post
They don’t naturally break down and are so widespread that they are found in the blood of 97 percent of Americans.
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3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility
Policy
3 Nov 2022
EPA Enforcement Part of Agency Strategy to Characterize and Address PFAS Releases from Major Manufacturers
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This law is going to impact nearly every business in Maine
News
2 Nov 2022 | News Center Maine
Starting January 1, 2023, businesses must report products made with PFAS that are sold in Maine.
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PFAS and Precursor Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Recreational Fish: Implications for Fish Advisories
Science
24 Oct 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS precursors were found to have higher bioaccumulation potentials than PFAS commonly considered in regulatory efforts, suggesting that more comprehensive fish advisories are needed to prevent human exposures.
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Shaheen Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS
Policy
21 Oct 2022
In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by PFAS exposure, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) to introduce the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act.
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[Commentary] Improving governance of “forever chemicals” in the US and beyond
Science
21 Oct 2022 | One Earth
Dramatically reducing PFAS production, use, and exposure requires innovative governance interventions, proactive and conscientious business actions, and scientific advances that defy disciplinary boundaries, all guided by the voices, experiences, and needs of impacted communities.
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River
News
20 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
North Carolina reptiles showed extremely high levels of PFAS compounds and markers of immune disease in their blood.
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Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom
News
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
The World Health Organization’s views on the risks of PFAS are fanning disputes about a draft EPA rule the White House is reviewing to set enforceable limits on two “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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PFAS pollute 83% of U.S. waterways
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18 Oct 2022 | E&E News
The overwhelming majority of U.S. waterways are likely polluted with “forever chemicals,” according to a grim new analysis that comes as the country marks a half-century of its landmark water protection law.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and psychosocial stressors have a joint effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child cohort
Science
14 Oct 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Psychosocial stress including depression, anxiety, stress, and gendered racial stress may amplify associations between an increase in PFAS and reduced birthweight.
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EPA loophole lets 600 toxic PFAS chemicals evade review, petition says
Policy
13 Oct 2022
A loophole in the federal government’s procedures for reviewing new chemicals has allowed at least 600 so-called forever chemicals into American markets despite evidence they pose serious health risks, according to a petition filed Thursday.
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See where toxic PFAS have been used in Pennsylvania fracking wells
News
13 Oct 2022 | Environmental Health News
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’, also known as PFAS, have been used in at least eight oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, but the exact location of those wells has never been publicly disclosed — until now.
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Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources
Science
12 Oct 2022 | ES&T
A contamination model was used to create a map of presumptive PFAS contamination sites in the United States, identifying more than 57,000 sites including industrial facilities, wastewater treatment plants, current or former military sites, and airports.
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Use and release of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in consumer food packaging in US and Canada
Science
11 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere
Most food packaging does not contain intentionally added PFAS, indicating that PFAS are not necessary for food packaging, yet the thousands of tonnes of PFAS still used have the potential to contaminate the environment and waste streams.