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• A tale of PFAS, pollution, and patent claims

  News

  27 Mar 2021 | C&EN

  Analytical reference standards are not known for attracting intrigue and drama. Recently, though, the specter of patent infringement lawsuits has prevented researchers from quantifying environmental contamination by a perfluorinated “forever chemical.”

• Landfills are leaking PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in 41 Minnesota counties

  News

  18 Mar 2021 | Star Tribune

  Fifteen of them showed levels at least 10 times greater than the state standards.

• Long Island town sues 3M, DuPont, Chemours alleging PFAS water contamination

  News

  8 Mar 2021 | WSHU

  In the past, The Chemours Company has admitted to being a “minor player” in the release of these chemicals to the environment, but claimed the effects to be “negligible.”

• ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate sites across North Dakota, including in Fargo

  News

  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.

• City of La Crosse files lawsuit calling out 23 companies for PFAS Contamination

  News

  4 Mar 2021 | WPR

  The city claims companies knew their products posed risks to public health.

• $4 billon settlement to protect Chemours, DuPont, Corteva against legacy PFAS liabilities

  Policy

  13 Feb 2021

  DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reached the agreement in 2020 and made the announcement three weeks into the new year. It attempts to protect all three against “potential legacy PFAS liabilities,” a joint statement from the three CEOs says.

• With PFAS everywhere, Minnesota calls for big new crackdown on the ‘forever chemicals’

  News

  10 Feb 2021 | Star Tribune

  The plan calls for clearly designating the entire class of man-made chemicals called PFAS as a "hazardous substance" in state law.

• Response to “Comment on Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

  Science

  1 Feb 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol

  Here we are responding to the comment by Singh and Papanastasiou who disagree with a class-based approach to PFAS and build their argument around hydrochlorofluorocarbons.

• Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’

  News

  26 Jan 2021 | Market Watch

  President Joe Biden’s administration looks poised to crack down on a group of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a range of health problems, a move that could put companies like 3M and DuPont on the hook for billions of dollars in cleanup costs.

• EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan

  Policy

  26 Jan 2021

  The U.S. EPA announced a suite of actions from across the agency that will continue the significant progress the agency has made to implement the PFAS Action Plan—the most comprehensive cross-agency plan ever to address an emerging chemical of concern.

• Firefighters battle an unseen hazard: Their gear could be toxic

  News

  26 Jan 2021 | New York Times

  Firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers.

• PFAS Product Liability Cases – Are the Floodgates Now Open?

  Policy

  12 Jan 2021

  A signal that this “next wave” of products liability litigation may be here came late last week with the announcement that a product manufacturer settled a group of pending PFAS lawsuits – some of the damages going to environmental cleanup, but some of the damages going towards settlement with individuals for personal injury.

• [Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?

  News

  12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central

  A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.

• PFAS product liability cases – are the floodgates now open?

  News

  12 Jan 2021 | National Law Review

  Even companies without direct use or knowledge of PFAS use in products should consider a review of supplier materials, as those materials may have PFAS as a component, which could some day subject the company to legal liability issues.

• PFAS chemical associated with sever Covid-19

  News

  7 Dec 2020 | The Intercept

  A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.