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Scientists tied to chemical industry plan to derail PFAS rule on drinking water
2024-08-27 in The GuardianMichael Dourson receives funds from chemical makers and plans to develop and publish studies that benefit firms
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WHO to scrap weak PFAS drinking water guidelines after alleged corruption
2024-08-13 in The GuardianRegulations ignored credible research and didn’t fully protect human health, independent scientists say
Tagged under: Water Resources | Health | Regulation | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling
2024-08-12 in The GuardianEPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup
Tagged under: Litigation | Regulation | Water Resources | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Cocktail of chemicals found in waterways - how polluted is your local river? | ITV News
2024-08-06 in ITVOne of the substances found in England's waterways was a banned, carcinogenic "forever chemical". | ITV National News
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Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7
2024-07-24 (or before) in ehp.niehs.nih.govBackground: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the globe because of documented adverse impacts on human health, wildlife, and ecosystem quality. Recent studies have indicated that pesticide products may contain a variety of chemicals that meet the PFAS definition, including the active pesticide ingredients themselves. Given that pesticides are some of the most widely distributed pollutants across the world, the legacy impacts of PFAS addition into pesticide products could be widespread and have wide-ra...
Tagged under: Wildlife | Water Resources | Health | Plastic | Food Production and Consumption | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Agriculture | Risks | Pesticides
It’s ‘almost impossible’ to eliminate toxic PFAS from your diet. Here’s what you can do
2024-07-22 in The GuardianFound in products such as eggs and rice, ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to cancer, kidney disease and more
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Nanoplastics and forever chemicals may hinder child development by altering breast milk, study says | The Independent
2024-07-12 in The IndependentExposure may also lead to compromised immunity, reduced mineral absorption and anaemia in infants
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Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows
2024-06-19 in The GuardianRain and snow samples from Wisconsin to Maine and North Carolina after crash show highest pH levels over last decade
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Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity
2024-06-15 in The GuardianGOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved
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Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk
2024-06-15 in The GuardianCampaigners find PFAS, which can contaminate the soil and water supply, in more than 80% of 27 companies’ products
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New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution
2024-05-30 in The GuardianThe bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress
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North Yorkshire town has UK’s highest concentration of ‘forever chemicals’
2024-05-24 in The GuardianPFAS contamination recorded in groundwater on Angus Fire site in Bentham, and includes chemicals with known health impacts
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Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
2024-05-01 in The GuardianTrifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development
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Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds
2024-04-19 in The GuardianResearch into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Oceans
New study suggests we're likely underestimating the future impact of PFAS in the environment
2024-04-08 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyPer-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—commonly known as PFAS—are a group of over 14,000 human-made chemicals that have been popular since the 1950s for their diverse skills in resisting heat, water, grease and stains.
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EPA’s Final PFAS Drinking Water Rule Clears White House Review | InsideEPA.com
2024-04-05 (or before) in insideepa.comThe White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of EPA’s final rule to regulate PFAS in drinking water, clearing the way for the agency to set first-time enforceable limits for up to six of the thousands of chemicals in the class.
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Monitoring PFAS pollutants in king penguins
2024-4-4 in Chemistry WorldNew insight into how organohalogen pollutants affect seabirds
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Producers of "forever chemicals" knew they were toxic, say UN experts
2024-02-28 (or before) in Mother Jones - Smart, fearless journalism‚ÄúDuPont and Chemours appear to have impermissibly captured” the EPA.
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Fighting Dirty challenge over axing of pledge to test sewage sludge fertiliser for contaminants | Leigh Day
2024-01-04 (or before) in leighday.co.ukFighting Dirty launches legal challenge to the Environment Agency for axing commitment to require agricultural fertiliser sewage sludge to be tested for microplastics and forever chemicals.
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Pollution | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Activism
The race to destroy the toxic ‘forever chemicals’ polluting our world
2024-01-04 in The GuardianAs countries work to ban more and more PFAS, focus is shifting to how to remove the ones already out there
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water sources across England
2023-11-28 in The GuardianExclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms
Tagged under: Water Resources | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Longtime activist pushed city to fight PFAS
2023-11-14 (or before) by in Wisconsin State JournalMaria Powell, a longtime Madison environmentalist who pushed local officials to address PFAS compounds and other industrial contamination, died Saturday of a pancreatic cancer she believed was at least partially
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Maria Powell, longtime activist who pushed 'privileged' Madison toward environmental justice, dead at 59
2023-11-14 (or before) by Chris Rickert | Wisconsin State Journal in Wisconsin State Journal"Madison has lost an extraordinary street scientist and activist who shined a light on how ‘Madison fouled its own nest,'" Ald. Marsha Rummel said.
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EPA to Fund Studies of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Agriculture - Inside Climate News
2023-10-30 by in Inside Climate NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday $8 million in new research funding to understand how the toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals” are affecting plants and animals in agricultural, rural and tribal communities. The agency announced the new funds as part of an effort to develop ways to identify and mitigate exposure pathways to […]
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Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
2023-10-28 in The HillPFAS are incredibly persistent, never breaking down in the environment and remaining in the body for years. They’re known for causing significant health problems in humans, and the adverse impacts …
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Wildlife | Health
Can we take the 'forever' out of forever chemicals?
2023-10-19 in BBCNicknamed "forever chemicals", PFAS are ubiquitous. Now, scientists are looking to nature for ways to clean up the PFAS mess.
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In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives
2023-09-13 in The GuardianMany people don’t know the health risks from chemicals in common household products
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children | Children
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
2023-08-16 in The New York TimesTagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Companies to pay billions in "forever chemical" water pollution settlements
2023-06-02 in AxiosTagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in tap water near airports
2023-06-01 (or before) in openDemocracyExperts say there is no safe level of exposure to the substances, which are prevalent in firefighters’ foam
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Coverup: Industry hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’ | Climate & Capitalism
2023-06-01 in Climate & Capitalism | An ecosocialist journal edited by Ian AngusSecret documents show 3M and Dupont suppressed knowledge of PFAS toxicity…
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Capitalism
‘Toxic trail of pollution’: states step up to curb the use of ‘forever chemicals’
2023-05-02 in The GuardianPartisanship has thwarted Congress’s attempts to limit PFAS, but a patchwork of state laws is pushing for their phase-out
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Legislation | US Politics
Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river
2023-04-29 in The GuardianExclusive: Environment Agency finds ‘very persistent, mobile and toxic’ PFAS in effluent legally discharged near Wyre estuary
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Rivers
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
2023-04-06 in The GuardianThose with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children
EPA Proposes First Drinking Water Standards for Toxic PFAS
2023-03-29 (or before) in Earthjustice: Because the earth needs a good lawyerEPA's proposal would regulate six widely used chemicals within the class of thousands of PFAS
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Breaking Down Toxic PFAS
2023-03-29 (or before) in Earthjustice: Because the earth needs a good lawyerWhat PFAS are, why they’re harmful, and what we can do to protect ourselves from them.
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper around the world
2023-03-13 in The GuardianResearch finds waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage plants probably responsible for significant source of water pollution
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Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSoil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Trains
Toxic 'forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits
2023-03-02 in Associated Press NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Water Resources
Revealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’ pollution across UK and Europe
2023-02-23 in The GuardianMajor mapping project reveals PFAS have been found at high levels at thousands of sites
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Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study
2023-02-22 in The GuardianAnalysis says hundreds of animals are contaminated with dangerous compounds linked to cancer and other health problems
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A slew of state proposals shows the threat of 'forever chemicals'
2023-02-22 (or before) in Detroit NewsHundreds of bills would strengthen product disclosure laws, increase liability for polluters, bolster testing plans and enact water quality standards.
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Ohio town reflects on chemical train derailment aftermath - BBC News
2023-02-17 (or before) in The BBCResidents of this close-knit community fear the railroad disaster has changed their lives forever.
Tagged under: Trains | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Alarming levels of PFAS in Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife
2023-02-11 in The GuardianOxford University-led study detects 26 types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems
Tagged under: Arctic | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Wildlife
‘All-natural’ Simply Tropical juice has high toxic PFAS levels, lawsuit alleges
2023-01-25 in The GuardianCoca-Cola claimed juice was healthy despite toxic ‘forever chemicals’ levels ‘hundreds of times’ above federal limits, suit says
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress – with Republican help
2023-01-13 in The GuardianLobbying industry flexed muscle to ensure bills that aimed to set stricter standards on PFAS compounds went nowhere
Tagged under: US Politics | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
California’s “forever chemicals” lawsuit is the first of its kind
2022-11-16 (or before) in Quartz | Make business betterTagged under: California | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Exposure to environmental toxins may be root of rise in neurological disorders
2022-10-23 in The GuardianDoctors warn exposure to omnipresent yet poorly understood chemicals such as microplastics could play a role in dementia
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
More than 80% of US waterways contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
2022-10-18 (or before) in MSNMost of America’s waterways are likely contaminated by toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, a new study conducted by US water keepers finds. The Waterkeeper Alliance analysis found detectable PFAS levels in 95 out of 114, or 83%, of waterways tested across 34 states and the District of Columbia, and frequently at levels that exceed federal and state limits. “The results clearly show widespread PFAS contamination across the country and demonstrate...
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Massive Quantities of PFAS Waste Go Unreported to EPA
2022-08-07 (or before) in The InterceptUS Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.
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PFAS In Rainwater Mean It's Unsafe To Drink Anywhere, Even In Antarctica
2022-08-05 (or before) in IFL ScienceIt seems the days when you could pop a pan outside to catch some safe drinking water are over.
Tagged under: Antarctic | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Environmental Science & Technology
2022-08-05 (or before) in American Chemical SocietyTagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
It's raining PFAS: Even in Antarctica and on the Tibetan Plateau, rainwater is unsafe to drink
2022-08-05 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals that are spread globally in the atmosphere and as a result they can be found in the rainwater and snow in even the most remote locations on Earth. During the last 20 years, guideline values for PFAS in drinking water, surface waters and soils have decreased dramatically due to new insights into their toxicity. As a result, the levels in environmental media are now ubiquitously above guideline levels. A perspective article by researchers from Stockholm University and ETH Zurich published in Environmental Science & Technology suggests that PFAS define ...
Tagged under: Antarctic | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels - BBC News
2022-08-05 (or before) in The BBCFrom Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines.
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Cancer fears plague residents of US region polluted by ‘forever chemicals’
2022-07-12 in The GuardianExposure to harmful PFAS remains almost impossible to escape – particularly for the people of the Cape Fear River basin
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Rivers
Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show
2022-07-06 in The GuardianGuardian analysis of water samples taken in nine US locations shows test agency uses is likely missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants
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Microplastics in sewage: a toxic combination that is poisoning our land | George Monbiot
2022-05-26 in The GuardianPolicy failure and a lack of enforcement have left our waterways and farmland vulnerable to ‘forever chemicals’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Farming | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Columbia Sportswear Eliminate PFAS Campaign Launched Today
2022-05-09 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense CouncilThe Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
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‘A worldwide public health threat’: Rob Bilott on his 20-year fight against forever chemicals
2022-05-01 in The GuardianChemical companies hid their knowledge of the damage caused by PFAS for decades. With a new class-action lawsuit, Bilott intends to hold them accountable
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis
2022-03-22 in The GuardianMaine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods
Tagged under: Farming | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply
2022-02-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Production of forever chemicals emits potent greenhouse gases, analysis finds
2021-09-16 in The GuardianEPA data reveals that one of America’s biggest PFAS manufacturing plants is second largest polluter of highly damaging HCFC-22 gas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Measures concerning use of PFAS | Fluorochemicals | Daikin Global
2021-09-16 (or before) in Fluorochemicals | Daikin GlobalIntroducing measures concerning use of PFAS
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Sustainability
Path of Toxic Pollution, an investigative report - Toxic-Free Future
2021-09-16 (or before) in Toxic-Free Future | Science, Advocacy, ResultsHow making "forever chemicals" for food packaging threatens people and the climate The Report: Read the report Read the press release View images This report traces the path of American PFAS in food packaging back to one manufacturing company, Daikin America, which manufactures in Decatur, Alabama
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Alabama
Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law
2021-07-16 in The GuardianState is the first to enact a broad ban of PFAS compounds, which are found in everything from cosmetics to cookware
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida
2020-12-22 in The GuardianWhichever state you are in, there could be harmful PFAS chemicals in water near you
Tagged under: Florida | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Alaska
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