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States will weigh more than 210 bills on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in 2022
News
4 Feb 2022 | Environmental Health News
At least 32 states are considering laws that would ban or restrict PFAS, including their use in personal care products, clothing, and food packaging.
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Legal obstacles to toxic chemical research
Policy
17 Jan 2022
Amid debate about how policymakers should apply existing scientific findings, these science-hindering features are easy to overlook including insufficient availability of chemical standards, limited public access to information, and excessive fragmentation of information within and among government agencies.
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PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021
Policy
17 Jan 2022
As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of PFAS at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document.
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[Press Release] Rep. Sherrill Holds Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on PFAS Research and Development
Policy
13 Dec 2021
Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a hearing on PFAS to discuss the role of federal research and development to better understand and address the growing problem and expand public understanding about PFAS in NJ-11 and across the country.
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Why PFAS are so Impervious, and Who is Most at Risk from Forever Chemicals
News
9 Dec 2021 | PBS
Miles O'Brien looks at the impact they've had in one community in New Hampshire.
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Biden Infrastructure Act Provides $10 Billion for PFAS Issues
News
4 Dec 2021 | National Law Review
The longer-term effects of the Act’s steps to address PFAS issues may in fact lead to additional litigation against companies.
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Food Packaging PFAS Ban Introduced in Congress
News
4 Dec 2021 | National Law Review
The lack of a definition in the Act for "intentionally added PFAS" opens the door to future debate of intent.
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[Analysis] 7 things the White House should do to limit PFAS pollution
News
23 Nov 2021 | Environmental Health News
Addressing legacy PFAS pollution is not enough; it is crucial to prevent additional PFAS from entering commerce and further exposing us and our environment.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Significance and Considerations within the Regulatory Framework of the USA
Science
23 Nov 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
Regulatory agencies must start being proactive instead of reactive with PFAS contamination.
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[Blog] House passes Build Back Better bill to protect firefighters from ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
19 Nov 2021
The Build Back Better bill passed by the House of Representatives today includes $95 million for local fire departments to purchase firefighting foam and gear made without the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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US legislation banning ‘forever chemicals’ far from certain as Senate fight looms
Policy
19 Nov 2021
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week in Congress would ban PFAS “forever chemicals” in US food packaging and significantly reduce exposure to the highly toxic compounds.
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N.H. Senator Maggie Hassan introduces bill to ban PFAS in food wrappers
Policy
18 Nov 2021
Hassan’s new legislation would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit food packaging containing “intentionally added PFAS.”
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[Blog] Bipartisan bill to ban PFAS chemicals in food containers introduced in Congress today
Policy
18 Nov 2021
Today the bipartisan Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and in the House of Representatives by Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Don Young (R-Alaska).
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[Press Release] Bipartisan Bill to Ban PFAS Chemicals in Food Containers Introduced to Congress Today
News
18 Nov 2021 | Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future
PFAS policy leaders and science experts urge Congress to act soon on the legislation.
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EPA board to review new data on PFAS exposure effects
News
17 Nov 2021 | Coastal Review
The EPA has asked its science advisory board to review new data that suggest certain PFAS, can cause negative health effects at lower levels of exposure than initially thought and one in particular is likely carcinogenic.