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Legal action taken on French Island PFAS contamination issue
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11 Feb 2021 | WXOW
PFAS containing firefighting foam has been used in training sessions at the La Crosse Regional Airport.
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Solvay impedes research into unknown PFAS by threatening testing lab with legal action
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10 Feb 2021 | Consumer Reports
A Canadian laboratory can no longer sell a crucial product that independent researchers rely upon to test and analyze whether a particular PFAS chemical is present in soil or water.
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Attorney puts City of La Crosse on notice for PFAS contamination
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9 Feb 2021 | News8000
An attorney representing 125 people served the city for contaminating their private wells.
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Firefighters battle an unseen hazard: Their gear could be toxic
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26 Jan 2021 | New York Times
Firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers.
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EWG Petitions EPA To Fine Chemical Maker More Than $400M for Failure To Report Tests
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26 Jan 2021 | EWG
As the EPA continues to move forward with its assessment of risks posed by PFAS, address contamination, and protect public health, we write to notify you of an apparent violation of reporting requirements by Solvay under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
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N.J. sues U.S. military, wants feds to pay for tainted drinking water cleanup
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15 Jan 2021 | NJ.com
For decades, the U.S. military used a special foam to fight fires on bases around the Garden State. That foam, and the toxic chemicals inside it, slowly seeped into the surrounding area and throughout groundwater supplies...
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PFAS Product Liability Cases – Are the Floodgates Now Open?
Policy
12 Jan 2021
A signal that this “next wave” of products liability litigation may be here came late last week with the announcement that a product manufacturer settled a group of pending PFAS lawsuits – some of the damages going to environmental cleanup, but some of the damages going towards settlement with individuals for personal injury.
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PFAS product liability cases – are the floodgates now open?
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12 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
Even companies without direct use or knowledge of PFAS use in products should consider a review of supplier materials, as those materials may have PFAS as a component, which could some day subject the company to legal liability issues.
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burning
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28 Nov 2020 | Fairfield Citizen
Environmental activists are concerned the incinerator could start burning PFAS firefighting foam.
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Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
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25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
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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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Duty to defend: Under North Carolina law, insurer must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure to AFFF despite “hazardous materials exclusion” in CGL policy
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24 Nov 2020 | Fox Rothschild
The terms “discharge,” “dispersal,” “release,” and “escape” are particular environmental terms of art in this context, and a “discharge, dispersal, release, or escape” of a pollutant must be into the environment to trigger the pollution exclusion clause and deny coverage.
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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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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.