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• U.S. tap water has a $47 billion forever chemicals problem

  News

  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.

• California Attorney General Issues Stark Warning to Businesses Regarding Enforcement of PFAS in Food Packaging and Cookware Laws

  Policy

  27 Nov 2023

  The California Attorney General Rob Bonta released an enforcement advisory letter to manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food packaging and cookware detailing how he intends to enforce AB 1200.

• UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From PFAS

  Policy

  24 Nov 2023

  A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released from a North Carolina factory, according to letters released on Friday.

• Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer

  News

  20 Nov 2023 | Reuters

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.

• Complex monitoring of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from tap drinking water in the Czech Republic

  Science

  6 Nov 2023 | Water Research

  PFAS levels in drinking water in the Czech Republic were found to be very low and comparable to other recent European studies, and the authors concluded that only about 1% of the samples could pose a potential health risk.

• 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.

• Study: PFAS detected in 71 percent of shallow private wells tested statewide

  News

  3 Nov 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio

  Most wells had at least one PFAS, but very few had levels of concern.

• Prevalence and Source Tracing of PFAS in Shallow Groundwater Used for Drinking Water in Wisconsin, USA

  Science

  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.

• Hawaii relaxes PFAS standards in drinking water

  News

  23 Oct 2023 | Military Poisons

  The Hawaii Department of Health has made compliance a lot easier by relaxing regulatory standards for PFAS concentrations in drinking water.

• Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water

  News

  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.

• Blood Testing for PFAS Could Help Inform NH Residents, But Barriers Remain

  News

  13 Oct 2023 | InDepthNH.org

  PFAS blood testing could be a way for people exposed to these chemicals to be proactive in their health, but barriers such as cost, accessibility, and an information deficit in the medical community make the process more challenging, medical experts and policymakers say.

• Swiss drinking water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’, research shows

  News

  13 Oct 2023 | EuroNews.Green

  Samples were taken at more than 500 measuring stations. The National Groundwater Observatory found that the potentially harmful chemical additives are widespread in Switzerland’s main drinking water resource.

• How to Reduce Your Exposure to PFAS, Part Four: Private Well Water

  News

  3 Oct 2023 | Public Health Madison and Dane County

  In this final part of our four part series, we’ll explain how to test your private well water and what to do if results are concerning. How PFAS get into private well water.

• Scientists say some pitcher filters eliminate PFAS from your tap water

  News

  19 Sep 2023 | News Center Maine

  The report by the Environmental Working Group tested 10 pitcher filter brands.

• 2 ways of knowing if there are PFAS in your drinking water

  News

  17 Sep 2023 | Popular Science

  If forever chemicals made it into your water supply, a filtration system can help remove them.