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"PFAS Legal Liability Risks and Burdens Point to More Settlements" [1]

"The number of companies weighing possible PFAS settlements in a nationwide case is likely to grow as a federal court moves into the next phases of litigation."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [9], 06/12/2024
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Higher Levels Of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected In Southeast Louisiana [10]

"Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 times higher than previously estimated, according to a paper published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology."

Air [11]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Source: AP [14], 06/12/2024
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Louisville Moves To Clean Up Its ‘Gully of the Drums’ After 45 Years [15]

"City officials are taking their first public step toward cleaning up hazardous waste in a popular park after a local graduate student last year called out a 45-year comedy of errors by federal, state and local agencies that allowed the dumped drums and chemicals to escape remediation."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [5]
Waste [17]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 06/11/2024
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"The Plastics We Breathe" [19]

"Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics."

Air [11]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [22]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [23], 06/11/2024
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Water, Chemical Industries Challenge Biden’s PFAS Drinking Water Rule [24]

"Lobby groups representing water utilities, as well as the chemical and manufacturing industries, have filed court challenges to a Biden administration rule that seeks to limit the presence of toxic chemicals in drinking water."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [26]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [28], 06/11/2024
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Napa Valley Wine Country Wrestles With Chemical Contamination Controversy [29]

"Famous for its lush vineyards and cherished local wineries, Napa Valley is where people go to escape their problems."

Agriculture [30]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [31]
Source: The New Lede [32], 06/10/2024
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Lawsuits from Citizens and States Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up [33]

"New litigation from state AG offices raises the stakes in court battles focused on fighting greenwashing and misleading claims about recycling."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 06/07/2024
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Grassy Narrows First Nation Sues Ontario, Canada Over Mercury [35]

"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has faced decades of mercury poisoning is suing the provincial and federal governments, arguing they've failed to protect its treaty rights."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [12]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Canada [37]
Source: CBC News [38], 06/07/2024
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"Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [39]

"The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Source: AP [41], 06/06/2024
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"E.P.A. Moves to Limit Toxic Chemical Used in Hundreds of Products" [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed limits on the use of N-Methylpyrrolidone, a solvent in many products used by both consumers and workers, ranging from arts and crafts supplies to paint remover, that is linked to serious health effects."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [43], 06/06/2024
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