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"Where's The PFAS?" EPA Expands Search For PFAS In The Marketplace
Policy
23 Jun 2021
As proposed, the Proposed PFAS Rule will require a significant data-gathering effort and expand the number of parties who must report information about PFAS to EPA.
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Bill would provide grants for ‘forever chemical’ contaminations but take away the ability to sue polluters
News
22 Jun 2021 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After a community applies for and receives a grant, funded by American Rescue Plan Act money received by the state of Wisconsin from the federal government, it would not be able to bring any sort of claim against the person or party responsible for the contamination.
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PFAS In Cosmetics: Financial and Insurance Companies On Notice
News
21 Jun 2021 | National Law Review
Cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers must take action now, if they have not already, to determine the scope of potential PFAS liability issues, spanning the gamut from environmental pollution to products liability / personal injury issues.
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Officials push for national PFAS drinking water standard
News
9 Jun 2021 | AP News
Setting a national drinking water standard will be important in addressing contamination at military bases and communities throughout the U.S.
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Mich. lawsuit v. 3M, Wolverine re PFAS pollution proceeds
News
9 Jun 2021 | Reuters
The residents say the companies created a private and public nuisance by knowingly polluting their environment with PFAS.
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NMED investigates size of PFAS plumes
News
7 Jun 2021 | NM Political Report
The investigation will look into where public and private water sources could be contaminated and how wildlife may be impacted by the chemicals in Curry and Roosevelt counties, New Mexico.
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San Jose firefighters allege gear gave them cancer
News
11 May 2021 | San José Spotlight
A 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found firefighters are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer compared to the general public. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the profession.
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3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules
News
7 May 2021 | MLive
Michigan is the latest state with PFAS drinking water limits to face a challenge by 3M, a PFAS manufacturer.
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$11.9M settlement reached in lawsuit after Parchment drinking water found with dangerous PFAS levels
News
30 Apr 2021 | MLive
The complaint alleged PFAS had migrated from a nearby former paper mill and its associated facilities into Parchment’s municipal water system.
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PFAS paper mill settlement reflects growing trend
News
28 Apr 2021 | National Law Review
Just a few days ago, an $11.9 million settlement was announced in a Michigan lawsuit in which a class of approximately 3,000 plaintiffs alleged that a PFAS manufacturer and a PFAS-using paper mill contaminated drinking water supplies, thereby polluting the environment and placing nearby citizens at increased risk of adverse health effects.
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How US chemical industry lobbying and cash defeated regulation in Trump era
News
27 Apr 2021 | The Guardian
PFAS manufacturers like Chemours, 3M, DuPont, Daikin, Arkema, Solvay and the American Chemistry Council trade group also made donations to key congressional committee members as PFAS bills were debated.
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[Press Release] Medical monitoring bill will provide justice for victims of ‘forever chemicals’
News
22 Apr 2021 | EWG
This bill would allow people exposed to PFAS to sue manufacturers for the cost of regular medical monitoring to detect health problems associated with the chemicals.
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[Opinion] Urgent action needed to protect Alaskans’ health, drinking water
News
14 Apr 2021 | Anchorage Daily News
PFAS have been found at over 100 individual sites in nearly 30 locations across Alaska and it is likely that the number of communities with contaminated water will grow as more sampling is conducted throughout the state.
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Alaska sues PFAS makers as lawmakers seek broader action from regulators
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8 Apr 2021 | Alaska Public Media
The lawsuit focuses on two compounds — PFOS and PFOA — that are contained in firefighting foams commonly used at airports that are designed to suppress fuel fires.
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Bemidji settles with 3M over water treatment for ‘forever chemicals’
News
4 Apr 2021 | MPR News
3M will pay $12.5 million toward building and operating a new treatment facility to remove PFAS in the city's water supply.