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Mark Ruffalo urges Biden to accelerate action on ‘forever chemicals’
News
24 Feb 2023 | The Hill
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo urged President Biden to accelerate action on ‘forever chemicals’ on Thursday, while calling out the administration’s failure to meet key regulatory deadlines.
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Mark Ruffalo urges Biden to accelerate action on ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
23 Feb 2023
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo urged President Biden to accelerate action on “forever chemicals” on Thursday, while calling out the administration’s failure to meet key regulatory deadlines.
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Review of Interim USEPA Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS and Other Relevant Information
Science
23 Feb 2023
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner requested that the New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute review the scientific basis of the US EPA interim drinking water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS.
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Water Utilities Brace for Imminent EPA Proposal on PFAS in Water
Policy
17 Feb 2023
Drinking water systems are preparing for the possibility that the EPA will try to codify its 2022 health advisories suggesting no amount of PFAS substances are safe, water attorneys say.
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EPA to hold virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap
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17 Feb 2023 | Henrico Citizen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap March 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for residents of the Mid-Atlantic region, including Virginia.
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With federal agencies still falling behind on PFAS deadlines, activists seek lawmakers’ help
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10 Feb 2023 | Waste Dive
The Environmental Working Group and Safer States say the U.S. EPA is moving too slowly on setting PFAS standards.
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Cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’ is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town
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2 Feb 2023 | Grist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, employees spoke at length about new data from water testing, but, without clear guidance from both the state and the federal government, and the mounting costs of providing alternative drinking water, officials’ hands are tied.
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EPA Takes Key Step to Stop Unsafe PFAS from Reentering Commerce
Policy
30 Jan 2023
The U.S. EPA proposed a rule that would prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture, processing or use of an estimated 300 PFAS that have not been made or used for many years without a complete EPA review and risk determination.
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Pennsylvania passes 'forever chemicals' drinking water limit after contamination in Bucks, Montco
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27 Jan 2023 | 6 ABC News
Pennsylvania has enacted a statewide drinking water limit on two forms of highly toxic chemicals, nicknamed "forever chemicals."
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Toxins found in fish in Lake Erie, highest in the country
News
25 Jan 2023 | WKBW
According to a recent study by the Environmental Working Group, fish found in Lake Erie have 11 parts per trillion of a toxin called PFAS, the levels are one of the highest in the country.
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Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach
Science
19 Jan 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
If optimized and expanded into regulatory systems in the United States and Canada, other policymaking bodies, and businesses, the essential-use approach can improve chemicals management and shift the market toward safer chemistries that benefit human and ecological health.
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EPA releases PFAS analytic tools
News
13 Jan 2023 | EnvironmentAnalyst
The data includes information on spills and discharges containing PFAS constituents, facilities historically manufacturing or importing PFAS and federally-owned locations where PFAS is being investigated.
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A Proposed approach to defining per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based on molecular structure and formula
Science
11 Jan 2023 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
A definition of PFAS was proposed based on four substructures and any structures where the molecular formula is at least 30% fluorine by atom count.
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EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management for Nine Additional PFAS
Policy
6 Jan 2023
The U.S. EPA announced the automatic addition of nine PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list.
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3M Among Companies Ordered to Give EPA Data on PFAS in Plastics
Policy
4 Jan 2023
The EPA ordered four chemical manufacturers on Wednesday to generate new information about a widely used PFAS, so the agency can understand how it may affect people’s health and move through the environment.