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EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
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30 Jul 2021 | Truthout
At least 130 oil and gas companies … have used PFAS, or chemicals that can break down into PFAS in fracking in at least 1,200 wells in the U.S. since 2012.
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[Op-ED] EPA must protect public health by regulating PFAS as a class
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30 Jul 2021 | The Hill
According to federal Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA can define all existing PFAS chemicals, including byproducts and transformation products, as a “category” and restrict or ban their uses if the category is determined to pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.
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Associations of single and multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure with vitamin D biomarkers in African American women during pregnancy
Science
27 Jul 2021 | Environ Res
PFAS may affect vitamin D biomarker concentrations in pregnant African American women, and some of the associations were modified by fetal sex.
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Efforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
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23 Jul 2021 | Chemistry World
The five European countries are proposing to ban the entire class of chemicals.
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PFAS update: Current state-by-state groundwater regulations
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21 Jul 2021 | JD Supra
States have adopted a patchwork of regulations and guidance standards which presents significant compliance challenges to impacted industries.
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US House passes Dingell bill regulating ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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21 Jul 2021 | Michigan Advance
The legislation would direct EPA to start the regulatory process for regulating PFAS, in drinking water and making the decision on whether to set drinking water standards for certain types of PFAS or to regulate the entire class,.
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‘Burden falls on exposed people’ as EPA weighs PFAS rules
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21 Jul 2021 | E&E News
US EPA action to limit PFAS in drinking water is focused on just two compounds, meaning many Americans could continue drinking contaminated tap water for years to come.
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[Press Release] Detection of toxic PFAS chemicals increases to 2,790 communities
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20 Jul 2021
The latest detections are based on new testing completed in Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Vermont.
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[Press release] AWWA sends letter supporting Amendment 18 in the PFAS Action Act
Policy
19 Jul 2021
The American Water Works Association today sent a letter urging members of the House Committee on Rules to approve Amendment 18 in H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act.
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US House expects to vote next week on expanding PFAS regulations on toxic chemicals in drinking water
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15 Jul 2021 | The Florida Phoenix
The bipartisan PFAS Action Act aims to reduce Americans’ exposure to the toxic chemicals in air, water and consumer products.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and kidney damage: Causal interpretation using the US 2003–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets
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13 Jul 2021 | Environ. Pollut.
PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS are causally linked to kidney damage in the American population.
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Prenatal and childhood exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and child executive function and behavioral problems
Science
13 Jul 2021 | Environ Res
PFAS concentrations were correlated with greater behavioral and executive function problems in American children.
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The relationship between maternal perfluoroalkylated substances exposure and low birth weight of offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Science
13 Jul 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Grouping analysis of PFOS showed a significant positive correlation between maternal PFOS exposure and low birth weights in American babies.
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EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new file shows
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12 Jul 2021 | The New York Times
The approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.
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A long road to recovery for Lake Superior fish
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12 Jul 2021 | Environmental Health News
The Jackfish Bay white sucker population has nearly recovered, but persistent chemicals remain a problem throughout the Great Lakes.