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Rokita launches PFAS lawsuit aimed at companies around Indiana using toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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15 Apr 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle
The move is in sharp contrast to state lawmakers’ attempts earlier this year to ensure manufacturers can use most PFAS substances.
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Vermont House unanimously passes bill to ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals'
Policy
11 Apr 2024
A roll call vote passed unanimously, with a vote of 130-0.
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Controversial, manufacturer-friendly PFAS language could be resurrected
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6 Mar 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle
Republican House lawmakers are trying to resurrect controversial bill language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals to exempt those that Hoosier manufacturers want to keep using.
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Health scientists applaud the scrapping of controversial Indiana PFAS bill
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27 Feb 2024 | Environmental Health News
The manufacturer-friendly bill would have narrowed the scope of which chemicals were considered PFAS.
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[Press Release] Scientists Successfully Head Off Concerning PFAS Bill
Policy
26 Feb 2024
This public health victory shows what happens when scientists contribute their expertise to the policymaking process,” said Marta Venier, an environmental chemist at Indiana University who testified in the hearings.
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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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Manufacturer-friendly PFAS bill abandoned by Indiana Senate committee
Policy
26 Feb 2024
Indiana senators ditched a bill on Monday that would have changed the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals to exempt those that Hoosier manufacturers want to keep using.
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Indiana environmentalists, manufacturers at odds over bill to protect toxic PFAS chemicals
Policy
20 Feb 2024
The bill in question would ensure the “forever chemicals” can continue to be used in various products made in the Hoosier state.
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Critics: Bill cutting protections from PFAS toxic chemicals a step backward for Indiana
Policy
12 Feb 2024
University of Notre Dame professor Graham Peaslee, a nationally recognized PFAS expert, agreed: "I've never met a good PFAS."
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Opinion: Maine must continue battling PFAS
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10 Feb 2024 | Portland Press Herald
As PFAS risks become more understood, regulations more robust, and litigation more common, it’s also critical that food and beverage companies proactively evaluate their operations and supply chains to understand their specific PFAS risks, including in the ingredients, food packaging, or even waste streams, and develop a thoughtful risk management plan.
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Finalizing PFAS Detection Methods, EPA Moves Closer to Locating and Limiting Further PFAS Releases and Requiring Their Cleanup
Policy
9 Feb 2024
EPA’s plans to investigate – and eventually establish limits on and liability for – PFAS in wastewater discharges and biosolids crossed a significant milestone on January 31, 2024, with the completion of two new analytical methods to detect these ubiquitous contaminants.
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EPA proposes some ‘forever chemicals’ be considered hazardous
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2 Feb 2024 | CNN
The US EPA is proposing that it will label nine of the thousands of PFAS “forever chemicals” as hazardous.
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EPA Releases List Of Known PFAS Chemicals Covered By New Reporting Rules
Policy
1 Feb 2024
The US EPA published on January 26, 2024, a list of specific PFAS that trigger reporting requirements under EPA’s recently promulgated Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a)(7) PFAS reporting rule.
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IAFF Endorses Military Fire Fighter PFAS Compensation Bill
Policy
19 Jan 2024
The IAFF is proud to throw its support behind the Military Fire Fighters PFAS Compensation Bill (H.R. 6946), introduced by U.S. Reps. Marilyn Strickland and Bill Posey.
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House Resolution Would Push Accountability For Saint-Gobain’s PFAS Pollution
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12 Jan 2024 | InDepthNH.org
The resolution as written calls for compensation from Saint-Gobain to pay for PFAS-related injuries and treatment, for water and soil to be cleaned.