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With $3 billion PFAS cleanup price tag looming, Pentagon looks to industry for ideas
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2 Jun 2020 | Phys.org
Staring down a $3 billion—and growing—tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department is now in discussions with private companies about potential cleanup solutions that might reduce the cost.
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Commentary: What ‘Dark Waters’ reveals about corporate science
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2 Dec 2019 | Chicago Tribune
When government agencies consider potentially harmful exposures and activities... they should insist the regulated industries... be required to pay for the research, but the studies... be conducted by scientists without conflicts of interest, under provisions that ensure their complete independence.
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What ‘Dark Waters’ reveals about corporate science
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26 Nov 2019 | Bloomberg Opinion
When the first public concerns abound the compound emerged, DuPont did what too many corporations do: They took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook and hired a firm to sow doubt about the scientific evidence.
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ITRC and Washington Ecology PFAS Training: Managing PFAS Contamination at Your Sites
Events
24 Oct 2019
Washington State Department of Ecology is pleased to partner with the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) on the joint upcoming PFAS training event.
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NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Director Linda Birnbaum on Her Retirement Reception
Events
24 Sep 2019
A capitol hill reception to honor NIH Director Linda Birnbaum Ph.D. on her retirement.
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Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Occupational Exposure to PFAS through Personal Protective Equipment
Policy
23 Sep 2019
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address negative health outcomes of first responders through exposure to PFAS from firefighting equipment.
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Defense Department says "forever chemical" cleanup costs will dwarf earlier estimates
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17 Sep 2019 | The Hill
Military leaders said Thursday that “forever chemical” contamination costs are likely to surpass their original $2 billion estimate as Congress works to push the Department of Defense (DOD) to clean up contaminated water across the country.
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New Hampshire bans PFAS in firefighting foam
Policy
4 Sep 2019
New Hampshire has banned firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl chemicals.
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Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials
Policy
3 Sep 2019
Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.
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WA Dept. Ecology Workshop: Safer Products for Washington
Events
29 Aug 2019
A informational workshop on how the WA Departments of Ecology and Health plan to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5135.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Relating to PFAS
Policy
27 Aug 2019
Executive Order #40 directs the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to take significant measures to address PFAS contamination.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2827, the "Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019"
Policy
17 May 2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie (D-MI) introduced a bill that would designated all PFAS in food contact materials unsafe under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 1976, the "PFAS Detection Act of 2019"
Policy
28 Mar 2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. (D-MI) introduced a bill that would require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds.