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EPA's push to tighten PFAS reporting will benefit the state, regulators say
News
9 Dec 2022 | Sante Fe New Mexican
The U.S. EPA is proposing stricter rules for reporting the release of cancer-causing chemicals into the environment, a change that state regulators say would aid their efforts to combat a widespread health hazard throughout New Mexico.
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[Commentary] Improving governance of “forever chemicals” in the US and beyond
Science
21 Oct 2022 | One Earth
Dramatically reducing PFAS production, use, and exposure requires innovative governance interventions, proactive and conscientious business actions, and scientific advances that defy disciplinary boundaries, all guided by the voices, experiences, and needs of impacted communities.
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'Forever chemicals' are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started
Policy
13 Sep 2022
State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking water, aiming to shield water customers and taxpayers from the massive cost of cleaning them up.
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Federal Procurement And PFAS: The Push (and Push Back) For Policy Change
Policy
19 Aug 2022
The Biden Administration has prioritized addressing the environmental and health issues posed by the use of PFAS, including use by federal agencies and the military.
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[Scientific Poster] Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Preliminary Evaluation of Groundwater Contamination in the Western States
Science
15 Aug 2022
A map of estimated PFAS groundwater contamination created from groundwater data and geostatistical tools found very few areas in major aquifers where PFAS concentrations are under the new EPA health advisory limits.
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American Chemistry Council Uses Disinformation to Target PFAS Safeguards
News
8 Aug 2022 | The Equation
In its statement about the petition, the ACC claimed to support the development of drinking water standards for the PFAS chemicals PFOA PFOS, PFBS, and GenX. But it speciously charged that EPA was failing to ensure “the scientific integrity of its process.”
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How to define PFAS
News
1 Jul 2022 | C&EN
The US EPA’s approach to this category of chemicals is narrower than an international one.
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How to Define PFAS
Policy
1 Jul 2022
The US EPA’s approach to this category of chemicals is narrower than an international one.
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[White Paper] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging Second Alternatives Assessment
Science
13 Jun 2022 | WA State Department of Ecology
This is the second Washington State Department of Ecology alternatives assessment of PFAS in plant-fiber-based food packaging.
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How many PFAS bans does it take to ban PFAS?
Policy
17 May 2022
Steps are now being taken towards banning groups of chemicals with similar structure and properties collectively, which is of course a huge leap in the right direction.
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EPA Sued Over Failure to Explain Its Narrow PFAS Definition
Policy
2 May 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is withholding documents explaining why it has adopted an exceedingly limited definition of PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
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‘A worldwide public health threat’: Rob Bilott on his 20-year fight against forever chemicals
News
2 May 2022 | The Guardian
Last month, an Ohio court certified a class action lawsuit brought by lawyer Rob Bilott that would cover 7 million people – and at some point possibly everyone living in the United States – who have been exposed to certain hazardous ‘forever chemicals.'
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Scientists sound alarm at US regulator’s new ‘forever chemicals’ definition
News
5 Apr 2022 | The Guardians
The EPA responsible for protecting the public from toxic substances is working under a new definition of PFAS “forever chemicals” that excludes some of their widely used compounds.
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Notice to Interested Parties Chemical Listed Effective February 25, 2022 As Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Perfluorooctanoic Acid
Policy
28 Feb 2022
Effective February 25, 2022, for purposes of Proposition 65, the OEHHA is adding PFOA to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
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EU proposes ban on PFAS in firefighting foams
News
28 Feb 2022 | C&EN
The European Union would ban all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams under a Feb. 23 proposal from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).