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Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Ability to Prevent the Procurement of Items Containing PFAS
Policy
26 Apr 2023
To avoid health hazards, Congress directed DOD to stop buying some products—like carpets or cookware—that contain PFAS. DOD also doesn't have a plan for preventing military base stores from selling these items.
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Firefighter union sues Mass. group over toxic chemicals in protective gear
News
20 Mar 2023 | wbur
The International Association of Fire Fighters is suing the Massachusetts-based group that sets national standards for firefighters' protective gear.
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Pentagon to halt use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS as cleanup costs mount
Policy
16 Mar 2023
Battered by years of criticism from U.S. lawmakers and environmental advocates, the Department of Defense will stop purchasing PFAS-containing firefighting foam later this year and phase it out entirely in 2024.
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‘We’re going after’ PFAS exposure, Biden tells firefighters
Policy
13 Mar 2023
The president, speaking to a crowd at the International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference on Monday, listed a series of policy priorities aimed at improving safety and benefits for firefighters.
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‘We’re going after’ PFAS exposure, Biden tells firefighters
News
6 Mar 2023 | E&E News
President Joe Biden wants to limit the risks firefighters face from exposure to toxic chemicals in their gear and from wildfires fueled by climate change, he said Monday.
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Living a PFAS Nightmare
News
1 Mar 2023 | Dairy Herd Management
Imagine receiving a phone call from the government telling you to euthanize your entire herd.
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Toxicology assessment for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)-free aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) products
Science
23 Feb 2023 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFAS-free AFFF products appear to have a lower likelihood of environmental persistence and bioaccumulation and have lower oral human health toxicity than PFAS-containing AFFF.
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US military accused of obstruction over cancer linked to ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
15 Feb 2023
Families fight for benefits after victims allegedly developed cancer from drinking water tainted by toxic PFAS at New Hampshire base.
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Potentially harmful chemicals found in Tokyoites’ blood
News
1 Feb 2023 | The Japan Times
A Tokyo citizens group said Monday it has detected high concentrations of potentially harmful substances known as PFAS in some western Tokyo residents’ blood.
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[Blog] Updated DOD standards: Critical first step toward firefighting foam made without ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
12 Jan 2023
Today the Department of Defense quietly released new requirements for the firefighting foam it uses to put out jet fuel fires.
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Citing poor PFAS cleanup effort, EGLE calls on DNR to reject Camp Grayling expansion
News
5 Jan 2023 | WoodTV
A new letter clarifies why Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is urging the state’s Department of Natural Resources to reject a National Guard proposal to expand Camp Grayling.
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Troops at two dozen bases exposed to toxic chemicals in drinking water
News
19 Dec 2022 | MilitaryTimes
The report, made public by the EWG on Thursday, found that water tested from each of the bases contained more than 70 parts-per-trillion of PFAS, the EPA’s previous cut-off for safe drinking water.
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[Blog] A look back on 2022: states led the way on protecting public health from toxic chemicals
News
16 Dec 2022 | Safer States
By the end of 2022, bipartisan majorities in 14 states adopted at least 33 policies that are transforming our economic system to be one that better protects communities and creates incentives for industry to develop safer chemicals.
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[Press Relsease] More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
News
12 Dec 2022
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an EWG analysis.
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[Press Release] Dingell Leads U.S. and Japanese Progressive Caucus Members in Advocating for PFAS Protections in NDAA
Policy
5 Dec 2022
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), sent a letter with United States and Japanese Progressive Caucus members calling for any final NDAA legislation to include robust protections from the use of PFAS on U.S. military bases in the United States and abroad.