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Bipartisan bill to protect emergency responders from PFAS advances in the Senate
News
17 Mar 2021 | FOX 17
The bill would also necessitate guidance on foams and personal protective equipment that are free of PFAS.
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67 experts to Regan: Crack down on 'serious risks' of PFAS
Policy
16 Mar 2021
A group of nearly 70 science experts are calling on EPA Administrator Michael Regan to crack down on "forever chemicals.
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EPA TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Sent for White House Review
Policy
16 Mar 2021
On March 1, 2021, the EPA sent for the White House Office of Management and Budget prepublication review a proposed rule that would require reporting and recordkeeping for the production of PFAS under the TSCA.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
News
9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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Washington state to Ban PFAS in four types of food packaging
News
8 Mar 2021 | National Law Review
The Washington Department of Ecology (DoE) released its first Alternatives Assessment Report for PFAS in food packaging last month.
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PFAS in pesticides: ‘A problem of epic proportions’
News
5 Mar 2021 | E&E News
It is unclear how the PFAS are getting into the pesticides, and whether manufacturers are intentionally adding the chemicals, as opposed to accidental contamination from equipment used to manufacture or transport the pesticides.
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Emerging contaminants, coerced ignorance and environmental health concerns: The case of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
2 Mar 2021 | Sociol Health Illn
Specifically, we analyze corporate and political officials' production of "coerced ignorance" surrounding PFAS and residents' perception of environmental and health concerns under conditions of uncertainty.
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Gillibrand, Rep. Maloney Announce Bill To Protect Firefighters From PFAS
Policy
22 Feb 2021
New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney were in Newburgh Monday announcing legislation to protect firefighters from PFAS.
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With PFAS everywhere, Minnesota calls for big new crackdown on the ‘forever chemicals’
News
10 Feb 2021 | Star Tribune
The plan calls for clearly designating the entire class of man-made chemicals called PFAS as a "hazardous substance" in state law.
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Bill to protect firefighters from PFAS reintroduced in Congress
News
6 Feb 2021 | Holland Sentinel
The bill would direct federal agencies to develop training and best practices to limit exposure to PFAS in fire departments nationwide.
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Pentagon needs ‘culture change’ on pollution, say PFAS caucus members
News
29 Jan 2021 | M Live
The task force sent a letter to President Joe Biden in which 132 members of Congress from both parties urged immediate steps to tackle the contamination problem across the nation.
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Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’
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26 Jan 2021 | Market Watch
President Joe Biden’s administration looks poised to crack down on a group of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a range of health problems, a move that could put companies like 3M and DuPont on the hook for billions of dollars in cleanup costs.
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[PRESS RELEASE] DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reach $4 billion settlement on ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuits
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22 Jan 2021 | Environmental Working Group
Under the terms of a cost-sharing agreement to settle lawsuits involving the historic use of PFAS, expenses will be split, with DuPont and Corteva responsible for half and Chemours responsible for the other half.
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An evaluation of health-based federal and state PFOA drinking water guidelines in the United States
Science
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
More rigorous efforts are warranted to establish consistent health-based drinking water guidelines for PFOA, given that drinking water is a primary source of human exposure to PFOA in the United States.
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Much Still Unknown about PFAS Destruction and Disposal
Policy
1 Jan 2021
This guidance, published Dec. 18, 2020, highlights how much is still unknown about how to effectively remove these materials from the environment.