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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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Short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment
Science
27 Aug 2019 | Chem. Eng. Journal
Short-chain PFAS found to be more persistent, mobile, and resistent to remediation techniques compared to long-chain PFAS.
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Next President must address water crisis
News
1 Aug 2019 | The Detroit News
While they are in our state, the presidential candidates will be surrounded by the Great Lakes. But despite being surrounded by the world’s largest freshwater supply in the world, the sad irony is that right now in Michigan, many families don’t have access to clean drinking water in their homes.
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Alaska DEC rolls back PFAS chemicals to avoid remediation costs for polluters, violating state law
News
23 Jul 2019 | CoastAlaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration directed DEC to change its regulations. It now screens for two PFAS compounds rather than five when determining whether water is safe to drink. By limiting its testing to two compounds, the DEC is no longer screening for PFHxS, one of the drivers for declaring a Yakutat drinking water source contaminated.
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N.H. approves unprecedented limits for PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Policy
19 Jul 2019
New Hampshire adopted the country’s most sweeping limits for PFAS chemical contamination in drinking water. It makes New Hampshire the first state to require local water systems, landfills and wastewater plants to routinely test and treat for four chemicals classified as PFAS.
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Curbing the use of ‘forever’ chemicals
News
18 Jul 2019 | Harvard School of Public Health
An interview with Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health at Harvard Chan School who studies PFAS, including its health effects on immune response and risk of type 2 diabetes.
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House gearing up for PFAS in defense bill
Policy
9 Jul 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives takes up work this week on what could become its own version of major PFAS legislation attached to the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Europe: GenX declared a Substance of Very High Concern
Policy
28 Jun 2019
The EU Member State Committee voted to identify HFPO-DA (aka. GenX), as a substance of very high concern due to its probable serious effects on human health and the environment.
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Development of an oral reference dose for the perfluorinated compound GenX
Science
18 Jun 2019 | J Appl Toxicol
An oral reference dose was developed for GenX to aid risk assessors and regulators in establishing a health-protective drinking water standard.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2377, the “Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019”
Policy
31 May 2019
Reps. Boyle (D-PA) and Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a bill that require the EPA to set a drinking water maximum contaminant level for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to protect public health.
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Capito among Senators seeking faster EPA action on PFAS chemical pollution
News
28 May 2019 | wvik
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals…
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Congress told to stop PFAS at pollution sources
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15 May 2019 | MLive
[PFAS] have been found in 43 states and officials have identified where at least 19 million people drink water containing them. Requests to the military for mitigation abound; some cleanups are underway. And many states - including Michigan - are looking at legislation and new regulation to increase protections for resident… increasing scrutiny... before they reach drinking water needs to be part of the national agenda...
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2638, the "Minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS"
Policy
9 May 2019
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie (D-TX) introduced a bill that direct the Administrator of the EPA to issue guidance on limiting the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS.
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NRDC pushing Michigan to set very low PFAS drinking water limits
News
8 May 2019 | MLive
Defense Council is pushing Michigan to adopt public drinking water standards for several toxic PFAS chemicals that would be the strictest thus far of any state in the nation. In a new report delivered to state officials today, the NRDC says Michigan should set…
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MI Gov. Whitmer establishes PFAS regulation policy, developing water standards, Action Response Team
News
8 May 2019 | The Michigan Daily
On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement saying Michigan will establish polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) drinking water standards this year. PFAS has been an issue for Michiganders and the Ann Arbor community over the past few years and has become increasingly concerning, especially after Ann Arbor reported an increase in PFAS levels…