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Did the White House stop the EPA from regulating PFAS?
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29 Sep 2020 | The Intercept
A proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances has been sitting at the White House for more than a year.
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The latest on PFAS and drinking water
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12 Aug 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
States with adopted PFAS limits in drinking water include CA, CT, CO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, and VT, and states with proposed limits include IL, MA, MI, and NY.
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State fines Air Force $1.7M over base wastewater monitoring near Clovis
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9 Jan 2020 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Under the New Mexican state law, the Air Force is supposed to monitor its wastewater but has failed to do so. Aside from PFAS chemicals, the wastewater likely contains other pollutants, including nitrate, chloride, Kjeldahl nitrogen and dissolved metals that exceed state standards.
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America’s dairyland may have a PFAS problem
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11 Oct 2019 | NRDC
The toxic chemicals have been showing up in milk around the country. Anna Reade, an NRDC staff scientist specializing in toxic chemicals, suggests that state agencies test sludge before it’s spread on fields and milk before it goes to market. Then officials could see where the highest PFAS concentrations are coming from.
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New Mexico Governor says EPA abandoned state in fight against toxic 'forever chemicals'
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7 Aug 2019 | The Hill
New Mexico sued the Air Force for PFAS contamination in March, and Lujan Grisham’s letter criticizes EPA for reneging on a promise from Wheeler to help the state “with legal and technical assistance in a confidential manner.” “Providing fact sheets and offering webinars are not meaningful,” she wrote.
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Michigan is tiptoeing around PFAS in dairy agriculture
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30 Jul 2019 | MLive
Michigan punted on testing an Allegan County dairy farm because it worried about killing the farmer’s business.