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E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
19 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
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Superfund Designations Could Fuel PFAS Litigation
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19 Apr 2024 | U.S. News
EPA officials have said that the agency will prioritize enforcement against PFAS manufacturers.
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PFAS Contamination in Europe: Generating Knowledge and Mapping Known and Likely Contamination with “Expert-Reviewed” Journalism
Science
9 Apr 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
The "Forever Pollution Project" (FPP), a collaborative effort between journalists and scientific advisers, used investigative techniques to reveal widespread PFAS contamination across Europe, emphasizing the importance of data transparency and collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and journalists in addressing environmental issues.
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Mark Ruffalo on the ‘evil’ company that poisoned every person on the planet – then kept it secret
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4 Apr 2024 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo will feature in a new Australian documentary exposing the multibillion-dollar David and Goliath battle to hold the world’s largest chemical companies to account for decades of toxic contamination.
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Crop Contamination and Human Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances around a Fluorochemical Industrial Park in China
Science
4 Apr 2024 | Toxics
Researchers examined the environmental consequences of transitioning from PFOS to shorter-chain alternatives like PFBS in two PFAS manufacturing plants in Fujian, China, revealing significant contamination of surface water, sediment, and fish by various PFAS compounds, highlighting ongoing environmental risks and emphasizing the need for effective management strategies to mitigate ecological impacts.
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State officials update progress on 1,4-dioxane, PFAS regulations
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3 Apr 2024 | WRAL News
State regulators with the NC Department of Environmental Quality said the EPA is expected to finalize drinking water standards in the coming month for "forever chemicals," which will influence the agency's progress on regulations for contaminants in drinking water.
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US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS
Policy
30 Mar 2024
Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound.
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Kimberly-Clark factory where Kleenex made pollutes town with PFAS, lawsuit says
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4 Mar 2024 | Reuters
Kimberly-Clark has been hit with a proposed class action filed by Connecticut residents living near a facility where it makes Kleenex accusing the consumer goods company of contaminating their properties and drinking water with toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
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‘The heart of the problem’: Why hundreds of activists stormed a forever chemical plant in Lyon
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3 Mar 2024 | Euronews Green
Hundreds of climate activists stormed a ‘forever chemical’ plant in Lyon, France, this weekend.
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Dynamic spatiotemporal changes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and eggs from private gardens at different distances from a fluorochemical plant
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27 Feb 2024 | Environ Pollut
The study conducted near a fluorochemical plant in Antwerp, Belgium, revealed higher concentrations of short-chain PFAS and their precursors in vegetable garden soil, elevated levels of long-chain PFAS in chicken enclosure soil and homegrown eggs, and temporal variations such as a 9x decrease in PFOS concentrations in soil and a 13x drop in concentrations in eggs, emphasizing the presence of localized high-concentration plumes near the plant and the necessity for ongoing monitoring and regulatory intervention.
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Evers signals he won’t sign bill to fight PFAS as legislative session nears end
Policy
26 Feb 2024
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Wednesday that he has no intention of signing a Republican bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from the so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS because it dramatically scales back regulators’ enforcement authority.
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Personal injury firms look for people exposed to PFAS from Joint Base Cape Cod
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26 Feb 2024 | wbur
Across the country, more than 10,000 people — many veterans and firefighters — have joined a lawsuit over exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals.
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Integrated Analysis of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and Metabolic Profiling of Elderly Residents Living near Industrial Plants
Science
26 Feb 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Significant associations between PFAS exposure levels and metabolic profiles were identified among those residing near industrial plants, particularly within lipid metabolism pathways, shedding light on potential adverse health effects and emphasizing the importance of understanding and mitigating these risks.
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United Nations criticizes ‘forever chemical’ contamination in North Carolina
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22 Feb 2024 | The Hill
“Even as DuPont and Chemours had information about the toxic impacts of PFAS on human health and drinking water, the companies continued to produce and discharge PFAS,” they said.
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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.