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‘Cancer is killing firefighters’: Union pushes to remove toxic chemicals from gear
News
6 Mar 2023 | Spectrum News 1
But there’s one thing in the special fabrics of the turnout gear that union officials say doesn’t belong in their equipment: toxic PFAS chemicals
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Chemical Insights Research Institute, Emory University’s Rollins School Of Public Health Team To Study The Human Health Impact Of PFAS Chemical Exposure
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28 Feb 2023 | Textile World
The joint study aims to understand how this exposure occurs and the potential health consequences.
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REI announces plan to remove 'forever chemicals' from its products by 2026
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23 Feb 2023 | USA Today
Outdoor retailer REI wants "forever chemicals" out of the products it sells … forever.
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Dingell urges rejection of Wolverine Worldwide tannery PFAS cleanup plan
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17 Feb 2023 | MLive
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is urging the state of Michigan to reject footwear giant Wolverine Worldwide’s plan to clean up PFAS pollution under its former Rockford tannery.
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Gore accused of contaminating communities with PFAS. A lawsuit says the company has known of the dangers since the 1990s
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10 Feb 2023 | WHYY
Gore, best known for Gore-Tex fabric, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly polluting communities with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.
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Navigating the Wild West of PFAS Labeling on Clothing
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10 Feb 2023 | NN Bloomberg
There’s a chance that some of the clothes hanging in your closet were made using toxic chemicals.
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EU proposal would ban 10,000 PFAS
Policy
7 Feb 2023
Restrictions aim to reduce emissions to the environment and make products safer for people.
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This law is going to impact nearly every business in Maine
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2 Nov 2022 | News Center Maine
Starting January 1, 2023, businesses must report products made with PFAS that are sold in Maine.
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California Bans ‘Forever Chemicals' in Fabrics, Makeup
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2 Oct 2022 | NBC
The bills just signed by California Governor Newsom banning PFAS in textiles and cosmetics model the best way to stop harm from PFAS: reduce their use in products," said Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute.
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[Press Release] CA Gets Tougher On PFAS Chemicals Under Ting Bill Signed By The Governor
Policy
29 Sep 2022
The Golden State continues to crack down on the use of PFAS, chemicals that put our health and the environment at risk. Governor Newsom tonight signed AB 1817 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), which bans the use of these harmful substances in fabrics by 2025.
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Wolverine Worldwide, 3M to pay $54M in PFAS class settlement
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22 Sep 2022 | Garret Ellison
Wolverine Worldwide and 3M will pay $54 million to Michigan property owners harmed by PFAS contamination under a proposed settlement in a class action case filed in the wake of the pollution discovery five years ago.
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CA legislature turning off tap on PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals
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14 Sep 2022 | Natural Resources Defense Council
Read the full article by Avinash Kar (Natural Resources Defense Council) “The end of the legislative session in California brought welcome news on PFAS, a class of toxic ‘forever’ chemicals consisting of 12,000+ chemicals. Several pieces of legislation addressing this toxic and persistent class of chemicals moved forward. PFAS contaminate drinking water across the state…
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California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
Policy
13 Sep 2022
This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.
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Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Policy
6 Sep 2022
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, any person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale in the state any new, not previously owned, textile articles that contain regulated PFAS.
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Assembly passes bill to end use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles
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1 Sep 2022 | California Globe
A bill to end the use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles in California was passed by the Assembly Tuesday.