"Pollution: 'Forever Chemicals' In Rainwater Exceed Safe Levels"
"New research shows that rainwater in most locations on Earth contains levels of chemicals that "greatly exceed" safety levels."
Source: BBC News, 08/02/2022
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"Watchdog Slams Trump EPA Tampering With PFAS Rule"
"The Trump EPA flouted transparency requirements and proper protocol when it changed a rule pertaining to “forever chemicals,” according to findings out today from the agency’s watchdog."
Source: E&E News, 07/08/2022
"US Water Likely Contains More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than EPA Tests Show"
"A Guardian analysis of water samples from around the United States shows that the type of water testing relied on by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is so limited in scope that it is probably missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants."
Source: Guardian, 07/07/2022
"U.S. Issues New Warnings On 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as "forever chemicals" saying the toxins can still be harmful even at levels so low they are not detectable."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2022
"Pressure Growing To Remove PFAS From Fast Food Wrappers"
"Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of the cocktail of contaminants that tainted the drinking water in her North Alabama community."
Source: AP, 06/02/2022
Pentagon Reports High Levels Of PFAS In Drinking Water Near Bases
"The Defense Department is reporting high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water near several of its bases, according to new data released by the department."
Source: The Hill, 06/01/2022
"PFAS in Sewage Sludge, Industrial Wastewater Targeted for Rules"
"Sewage treatment plants around the country and many of the factories that send them wastewater face a new and shifting array of regulations over how they handle PFAS."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/25/2022
"Companies Face Billions in Damages as PFAS Lawsuits Flood Courts"
"For years, plaintiffs’ lawyers suing over health and environmental damage from so called forever chemicals, known collectively as PFAS, focused on one set of deep pockets — E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. But over the past two years, there’s been a seismic shift in the legal landscape as awareness of PFAS has expanded."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/24/2022
‘Forever Chemicals’ May Have Polluted 20M Acres of US Cropland: Study
"About 20m acres of cropland in the United States may be contaminated from PFAS-tainted sewage sludge that has been used as fertilizer, a new report estimates."
Source: Guardian, 05/11/2022
Wis. County Sues Makers Of Fire Foam Over Airport PFAS Contamination
"Dane County is suing the makers of firefighting foams containing toxic “forever chemicals” in an effort to recover the costs of cleaning up pollution around the Madison airport."
Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 05/09/2022
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