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‘Forever Chemical’ Lawsuits Could Ultimately Eclipse the Big Tobacco Settlement
News
13 Jul 2023 | TIME
So far, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and 3M have paid a total of nearly $11.5 billion in damages for PFAS contamination. But that number could grow considerably, even exceeding the more than $200 billion paid by Big Tobacco in the 1990s.
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[Opinion] No loopholes for polluters: Those responsible for PFAS must pay
Policy
7 Jul 2023
Now that the scope of this environmental crime has been revealed, many companies are seeking exemptions from our federal cleanup laws.
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Proposed rule on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could cost companies $1 billion, but health experts say it still falls short
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5 Jul 2023 | CBS News
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic ‘forever’ chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.
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[Video] The PFAS Cover-up
News
29 Jun 2023 | Zembla
In the ‘PFAS Cover-up’ Zembla uncovers what PFAS-producers Dupont and 3M knew of the dangers of their chemicals.
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Here’s who is eligible for money from 3M PFAS contamination settlement
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27 Jun 2023 | The Seattle Times
Hundreds of Washington state drinking-water utilities could be eligible for a piece of more than $10 billion as part of a tentative settlement with chemical and manufacturing giant 3M for its role in “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water across the nation.
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State AGs take action on PFAS
Policy
10 Jun 2023
18 attorneys general recently took action to stop PFAS from contaminating our drinking water and hold polluters accountable.
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Makers of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Covered up the Dangers
Policy
5 Jun 2023
The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS, according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by UC San Francisco researchers.
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King County files federal lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers for damage caused by toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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2 Jun 2023 | King County
King County’s lawsuit against toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' manufacturers seeks damages for the local impacts caused by past, present, and future contamination that will require treatment or cleanup.
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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
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2 Jun 2023 | Grist
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
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3M, DuPont Stocks Are Soaring on PFAS Settlement. A Big Overhang Is Gone.
News
2 Jun 2023 | Barron's
Shares of 3M and the DuPont family of companies are up, a lot, in Friday trading.
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Companies Knew the Dangers of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'—and Kept Them Secret
News
1 Jun 2023 | TIME
The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8.
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The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science
Science
1 Jun 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The lack of transparency in industry-driven research on industrial chemicals, including industry strategies to suppress critical science, has significant legal, political, and public health consequences.
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EPA Announces Policy of Enforcement Discretion in PFAS Regulation
Policy
4 May 2023
The US EPA released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the stated goal of which was to, “hold polluters accountable.”
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Environmental Protection Agency ordering Chemours to address PFAS pollution
Policy
26 Apr 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it’s taking action to address PFAS discharges from the Washington Works facility operated by Chemours.
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$54M PFAS Settlement Approved in Toxic Chemical Dumping Lawsuits Against 3M, Wolverine Worldwide
News
6 Apr 2023 | AboutLawsuits.com
Plaintiffs involved in a class action lawsuit against 3M and Wolverine Worldwide will receive between $15,000 and $25,000 each as a result of the $54 million PFAS settlement.