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Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS
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7 Mar 2023 | The Conversation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water.
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Blumenthal announces $18 million to fight PFAS contamination in Connecticut
Policy
3 Mar 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Connecticut $18 million to fight dangerous chemicals in drinking water.
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Revealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’ pollution across UK and Europe
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23 Feb 2023 | The Guardian
Pollutants known as “forever chemicals”, which don’t break down in the environment, build up in the body and may be toxic, have been found at high levels at thousands of sites across the UK and Europe, a major mapping project has revealed.
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Water Utilities Brace for Imminent EPA Proposal on PFAS in Water
Policy
17 Feb 2023
Drinking water systems are preparing for the possibility that the EPA will try to codify its 2022 health advisories suggesting no amount of PFAS substances are safe, water attorneys say.
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EPA devotes $25M in grants for Wisconsin to address PFAS in small communities
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17 Feb 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Small and disadvantaged communities in Wisconsin may soon access around $25 million in federal grants to address PFAS contamination in drinking water.
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Target and Nontarget Screening of PFAS in Drinking Water for a Large-Scale Survey of Urban and Rural Communities in Québec, Canada
Science
16 Feb 2023 | Water Res
99.3% of 463 tap water samples from Québec, Canada, had detectable levels of PFAS, including compounds not currently included in US EPA methods for drinking water testing.
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AG Nessel Announces Landmark Settlement in First PFAS Case
Policy
30 Jan 2023
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. to address releases of PFAS at Asahi’s former facility near Brighton, Michigan.
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Pennsylvania to limit PFAS in drinking water
Policy
14 Jan 2023
The new rule sets maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for two forms PFAS – in order to protect the public from potential adverse health effects linked to exposure to PFOA and PFOS.
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Scientists Destroyed 95% of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Just 45 Minutes, Study Reports
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3 Jan 2023 | Vice
Using hydrogen and UV light, scientists reported destroying 95% of two kinds of toxic PFAS chemicals in tap water in under an hour.
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Troops at two dozen bases exposed to toxic chemicals in drinking water
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19 Dec 2022 | MilitaryTimes
The report, made public by the EWG on Thursday, found that water tested from each of the bases contained more than 70 parts-per-trillion of PFAS, the EPA’s previous cut-off for safe drinking water.
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[Blog] A look back on 2022: states led the way on protecting public health from toxic chemicals
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16 Dec 2022 | Safer States
By the end of 2022, bipartisan majorities in 14 states adopted at least 33 policies that are transforming our economic system to be one that better protects communities and creates incentives for industry to develop safer chemicals.
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Toxic: 3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn’t tell the public, government
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16 Dec 2022 | Minnesota Reformer
Internal documents show the Minnesota company hid the dangers for decades.
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A 'complete and utter shock': Wells in an Oneida County town have 'forever chemicals' 160 times over state standards
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16 Dec 2022 | Laura Schulte
Private wells in a northern Wisconsin town near Rhinelander have tested positive for "forever chemicals" at levels so high the water in them can no longer be safely consumed by residents.
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[Perspective] Tribal Water Issues Exemplified by the Navajo Nation
Science
14 Dec 2022 | EHP
Mining-related contamination is one of the better-known problems in Navajo water, but other drinking water contaminants, such as PFAS, are understudied on Tribal lands and any regulations should consider Navajo principles and sovereignty.
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[Press Relsease] More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
News
12 Dec 2022
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an EWG analysis.