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‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health
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24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”
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Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
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19 Nov 2020 | CALmatters
Californians are largely left in the dark about the safety of their drinking water: Less than 9% of roughly 14,350 public drinking water wells in the state have been tested for PFOA and PFOS. State requirements have focused on areas considered vulnerable to contamination, such as near airports and landfills.
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Op-Ed: Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me?
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19 Nov 2020 | The Guardian
The president-elect has tapped a former DuPont consultant to join his Environmental Protection Agency transition board.
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Solvay withholds data about toxic PFAS pollution in New Jersey
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17 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
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Biden EPA transition team member helped DuPont dodge responsibility for PFOA
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11 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of PFOA avoiding regulation that would have cost DuPont dearly.
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Why are DuPont and Chemours still discharging the most notorious ‘forever chemical’?
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28 Oct 2020 | Environmental Working Group
Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.), who chairs the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter asking why they’re still discharging a highly toxic substance they claim not to have used in years. Data from the EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online database shows ongoing discharges from both the Circleville and Parkersburg facilities.
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PFAS levels still high despite emission cuts
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26 Oct 2020 | Coastal Review
The primary source of PFAS entering the Cape Fear River is believed to come from contaminated groundwater at the Fayetteville plant, sediment between the water treatment plant intake and the facility, and air emissions.
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‘Forever chemicals’ could be found in more than 1 million NC residents’ drinking water
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24 Oct 2020 | The News & Observer
There needs to be more sampling to understand where some of the PFAS are coming from.
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[Press Release] Study: More than 200 million Americans could have toxic PFAS in their drinking water
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16 Oct 2020 | EurekAlert
PFAS pollution is affecting even more Americans than we previously estimated. They are likely detectable in all major water supplies in the U.S., almost certainly in all that use surface water.
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A Critical Review of A Recommended Analytical and Classification Approach for Organic Fluorinated Compounds with an Emphasis on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).
Science
6 Oct 2020
A review of the current methods to both detects the presence of fluorine and specific PFAS to better help regulators identify public health or environmental hazards.
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Toxic PFAS found in livers of Atlantic seabirds, including those in NC
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1 Oct 2020 | The Progressive Pulse
The most abundant type of PFAS found was PFOS, a chemical used in stain repellants like Scotchgard until it was phased out of production in the early 2000s.
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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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These everyday toxins may be hurting pregnant women and their babies
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23 Sep 2020 | The New York Times
PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects.
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PFAS GenX study draws direct comparisons with PFOA
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23 Sep 2020 | The National Law Review
While this is but one study regarding GenX chemicals and the impact that they have on health, it is an important one for anyone closely following the PFAS science, litigation and regulations.
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Understanding, Controlling, and Preventing Exposure to PFAS: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Science
22 Sep 2020 | National Academies Press
This publication highlights the presentations and discussions regarding what various sectors can do to advance our understanding of the extent of human exposure to PFAS and to reduce or prevent PFAS exposure.