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Federal court finalizes $1.2B ‘forever chemicals’ settlement involving major firms
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8 Feb 2024 | The Hill
Per the terms of the settlement, DuPont de Nemours, as well as spinoff firms Chemours and Corteva will collectively establish a $1.18 billion fund for public water systems that have been contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, at any level.
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[Discussion] Estimated scale of costs to remove PFAS from the environment at current emission rates.
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5 Feb 2024 | Sci Total Environ
The significant costs associated with removing and destroying PFAS at the same rate they are currently introduced into the environment – over 100 trillion USD – underscores the urgent need for substantial reductions in production and emissions to address environmental and health concerns effectively.
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Judge Weighing 3M’s $10 Billion PFAS Offer Frets Over Bankruptcy
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2 Feb 2024 | Bloomberg Law
The federal judge overseeing claims alleging harm from PFAS pollution praised the years-long effort that resulted in 3M Co. offering at least $10.5 billion to public water systems, but warned the company’s potential bankruptcy looms over the case.
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Skiers leaving ‘forever chemicals’ on pistes, study finds
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25 Jan 2024 | The Guardian
Research finds 14 different types of PFAS chemicals commonly used in ski wax on slopes in Austrian ski resorts.
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Could floating plant islands help remove PFAS from waterways in the Cape Fear Basin?
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18 Jan 2024 | NC Health News
A recent study by Swedish researchers suggests that plants could play a role in purifying PFAS-contaminated wetlands.
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‘I’ve been drinking poison for 30 years’: West Plains residents reckon with slow-moving PFAS cleanup
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31 Dec 2023 | The Columbian
“My emotions have been on a roller coaster for the last couple of months. Anger. Disappointment. Verging on heartbreak,” Danner said in a mid-December interview. “I’ve been drinking poison for 30 years and there’s nothing going to be done about it anytime soon.”
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GenX Disturbs the Indicators of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Even at Environmental Concentration in Drinking Water via PPARα Signaling Pathways
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27 Dec 2023 | Chem Res Toxicol
GenX, a substitute for PFOA, was found to cause liver damage and disrupt lipid metabolism in mice even at low environmental concentrations when exposed to drinking water.
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Testing for forever chemicals in water will likely increase your water bill
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11 Dec 2023 | KFYR
But while testing water might have health benefits, it could end up hitting residents in the wallet.
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‘Never seen a group of substances’ like these: House lawmakers told of the perils of PFAS
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8 Dec 2023 | Florida Politics
As Florida lawmakers continue efforts to keep the state’s environment clean, lawmakers heard of a possible threat that could cause harm to the state’s residents.
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U.S. tap water has a $47 billion forever chemicals problem
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1 Dec 2023 | CNBC
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding some “forever chemicals” to the list of toxins that must be reported by drinking water utilities. That is going to require a lot of infrastructure investment.
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Pappas to IRS: PFAS rebates should be nontaxable based on existing guidance
Policy
3 Nov 2023
Last spring, Congressman Chris Pappas filed legislation to change the Internal Revenue Service’s tax code in regard to state-issued PFAS remediation rebates. Now he’s working another avenue: asking the IRS to fix the issue itself.
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Prevalence and Source Tracing of PFAS in Shallow Groundwater Used for Drinking Water in Wisconsin, USA
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2 Nov 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Human waste sources, septic systems in particular, are important sources of PFAAs, especially ones with 8 or less perfluorinated carbons, in shallow groundwater.
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Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
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28 Oct 2023 | The Hill
An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they’re already facing.
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Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning "toxic" soil into bricks
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27 Oct 2023 | dezeen
The Dutch designer does not believe the process emits any toxic fumes or particles, but the testing for that is still to go ahead.
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Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
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18 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry has told the UK government.