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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).
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Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention’s Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence
Science
21 Feb 2022 | ES&T
Scientists discuss the success of the Stockholm Convention for addressing global threats of PFAS and provide guidance for further support of the Convention.
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[Blog] 2022 Analysis of State Legislation on PFAS and other Toxic Chemicals
Policy
7 Feb 2022
Safer States analyzed state-level policies on toxic chemical regulation, finding that at least 32 states will consider policies in 2022.
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No eating eggs from hens ‘in the whole of Flanders, Belgium’ due to PFAS contamination
News
7 Feb 2022 | The Brussels Times
Due to pollution from a 3M factory in the neighbourhood of Zwijndrecht in Antwerp, the government advised people living within a certain radius of the plant to stop eating eggs and vegetables from their hens and gardens.
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Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
Policy
1 Feb 2022
Military installations are a major source of community contamination from a class of toxic chemicals called PFAS, but trying to hold the Defense Department accountable can be formidable due to a labyrinth of legal limitations.
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[Working Paper] Nordic enforcement project on PFOS and PFOA in chemical products and articles
Policy
25 Jan 2022
The Nordic Enforcement Group found that 10% of chemical products and articles were non-compliant with restrictions on PFOA and PFOS, with more products containing other PFAS that are not yet restricted.
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[Working Paper] Nordic enforcement project on PFOS and PFOA in chemical products and articles
Science
25 Jan 2022 | Norden
The Nordic Enforcement Group found that 10% of chemical products and articles were non-compliant with restrictions on PFOA and PFOS, with more products containing other PFAS that are not yet restricted.
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US EPA sued over gaps in PFAS release reporting
News
21 Jan 2022 | C&EN
Advocacy groups are asking a federal court to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to plug what they call loopholes in two rules on reporting releases of dozens of toxic, highly persistent chemicals.
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PFAS Standards In Pennsylvania Now Set
Policy
6 Dec 2021
The standards aim to be guidelines by which site remediators can gauge PFAS removal steps in instances of soil pollution.