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A town’s water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals.’ How did it get that bad?
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2 Apr 2021 | Consumer Reports
Tests by the Guardian and CR found high levels of PFAS in Pittsboro, N.C.
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California moves on PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS under Proposition 65
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1 Apr 2021 | JD Supra
The other PFAS that are the focus of OEHHA’s actions include PFDA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFUnDA.
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UK ‘flying blind’ on levels of toxic chemicals in tap water
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25 Mar 2021 | The Guardian
The UK government has so far only made plans to make plans to understand the levels of drinking water pollution.
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[Press Release] California to list notorious ‘forever chemical’ as a cause of cancer in people
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24 Mar 2021 | EWG
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, or OEHHA, said March 19 that PFOA “meets the criteria for listing as known to the state to cause cancer under Proposition 65,” based on the findings of a National Toxicology Program report last year.
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‘Buyer beware’: Ads hide PFAS cookware risks
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24 Mar 2021 | E&E News
Consumers trying to avoid toxic chemicals in their nonstick cookware face convoluted advertising claims that can confuse even the most well-informed buyers.
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Norlite burned toxic AFFF in greater amounts – and longer – than previously thought, records show
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23 Mar 2021 | Times Union
Because aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, is not federally classified as a hazardous waste, there was no requirement that either the shipper – the Department of Defense – nor Norlite had to report its incineration.
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PFAS water lawsuits expose financial impacts on state’s poor communities
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22 Mar 2021 | Capital & Main
California has nearly 3,000 community water systems, but only about 9% of the public drinking water wells have been tested for PFOA and PFOS, according to the State Water Board.
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Families urged to join groundbreaking PFAS health studies at Pease Tradeport
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19 Mar 2021 | NHPR
CDC will keep recruiting until they've tested about 1,000 adults and 350 children. The study is especially looking for participants who had blood tests with the state after the contamination first came to light in 2014 -- but that's not a requirement to participate.
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Landfills are leaking PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in 41 Minnesota counties
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18 Mar 2021 | Star Tribune
Fifteen of them showed levels at least 10 times greater than the state standards.
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[Press Release] State and county health departments issue “DO NOT DRINK” water advisories for two Westchester County schools
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17 Mar 2021 | New York State Department of Health
The advisories were issued following the recent discover of PFOA and PFOS in the school's water systems at levels above 10 ppt.
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State water board issues notification and response levels for PFBS in drinking water; DTSC to finalize carpets and rugs with PFAS as “priority products” in 2021
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15 Mar 2021 | JDSupra
There has been no shortage of recent regulatory developments concerning PFAS in California, which are especially relevant to drinking water systems and the consumer product community.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
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9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS
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9 Mar 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The Biden administration has already indicated that it will seek to classify PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, and to take additional actions under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
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‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate sites across North Dakota, including in Fargo
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8 Mar 2021 | Inforum
The North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo is one of several locations in North Dakota where PFAS have been found in groundwater and soil.
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PFAS in pesticides: ‘A problem of epic proportions’
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5 Mar 2021 | E&E News
It is unclear how the PFAS are getting into the pesticides, and whether manufacturers are intentionally adding the chemicals, as opposed to accidental contamination from equipment used to manufacture or transport the pesticides.