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Solvay withholds data about toxic PFAS pollution in New Jersey
News
17 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
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Biden EPA transition team member helped DuPont dodge responsibility for PFOA
Policy
11 Nov 2020
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of PFOA avoiding regulation that would have cost DuPont dearly.
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Biden EPA transition team member helped DuPont dodge responsibility for PFOA
News
11 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of PFOA avoiding regulation that would have cost DuPont dearly.
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Producing Ignorance Through Regulatory Structure: The Case of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Policy
3 Nov 2020
A review of the current American regulatory system using PFAS to highlight how chemical manufacturers control knowledge production and dissemination among other problems.
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PFAS regulations for groundwater could be imminent
News
2 Nov 2020 | Bloomberg Law
Based on what we’re already seeing from several state regulators, and based on the practices of local wastewater operations, there is a good chance that increased PFAS pressure will continue in the very near future.
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Why are DuPont and Chemours still discharging the most notorious ‘forever chemical’?
News
28 Oct 2020 | Environmental Working Group
Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.), who chairs the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter asking why they’re still discharging a highly toxic substance they claim not to have used in years. Data from the EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online database shows ongoing discharges from both the Circleville and Parkersburg facilities.
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FDA delays setting limits on PFAS in bottled water
News
28 Oct 2020 | Consumer Reports
The agency relies on outdated research to explain why it's 'premature' to regulate the toxic chemicals.
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Population-Wide Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Drinking Water in the United States
Science
26 Oct 2020 | ES&T L
There is significant variation in PFAS occurrence within and between different U.S. states, highlighting the need for systematic monitoring of PFAS in both source and finished drinking water.
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Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research
Events
26 Oct 2020
This 2-day virtual workshop, October 26 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) and October 27 (10:30 AM to 4:00 PM), will address the state of the science and ongoing federal research.
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[Press Release] Study: More than 200 million Americans could have toxic PFAS in their drinking water
News
16 Oct 2020 | EurekAlert
PFAS pollution is affecting even more Americans than we previously estimated. They are likely detectable in all major water supplies in the U.S., almost certainly in all that use surface water.
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[Press Release] MDE releases report on sampling for PFAS in St. Mary’s River surface water and oysters
News
5 Oct 2020 | EIN Presswire
The Maryland study found no detections of PFAS in oysters. Surface water concentrations ranged from 2.3 to 13.5 ng/L. Starting this year, MDE will begin to sample for PFAS in recreationally fish.
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New ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating the environment, regulators say
News
1 Oct 2020 | Consumer Reports
Efforts to oversee one PFAS compound from the chemical company Solvay illustrate the challenges officials face.
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Did the White House stop the EPA from regulating PFAS?
News
29 Sep 2020 | The Intercept
A proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances has been sitting at the White House for more than a year.
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These everyday toxins may be hurting pregnant women and their babies
News
23 Sep 2020 | The New York Times
PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects.
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PFAS GenX study draws direct comparisons with PFOA
News
23 Sep 2020 | The National Law Review
While this is but one study regarding GenX chemicals and the impact that they have on health, it is an important one for anyone closely following the PFAS science, litigation and regulations.