"21 State Attorneys General Urge Congress To Take Action on PFAS"
"21 state attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation addressing public health threats from PFAS."
Source: WLNS, 07/31/2019
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"5 Governors Push Presidential Candidates To Aid Great Lakes"
"Five Democratic governors of states in the Great Lakes region Monday urged the candidates in next year’s presidential election to support a plan for safeguarding their shared waters by boosting federal spending on treatment plants and environmental cleanups."
Source: AP, 07/30/2019
"Military Starts Task Force After Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'"
"Secretary Mark Esper created a task force to review the military’s obligation in cleaning up contamination of cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in his first act at the helm of the Department of Defense."
Source: The Hill, 07/25/2019
"Trump Threatens Veto On Defense Bill That Targets 'Forever Chemicals'"
"One day after President Trump delivered a speech preaching of his administration’s environmental achievements, he threatened to veto a military spending bill in part due to provisions that aim to clean up a toxic, cancer-linked chemical found near military bases."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2019
"Wisconsin Battles Waste Plants That Spread Hazardous PFAS"
"Wisconsin wastewater plants were built to keep pollutants out of the environment, but state regulators have come to realize the facilities may be spreading hazardous industrial chemicals in ways that increase health risks."
Source: AP, 07/01/2019
PFOA Safety Level Should Be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline
"New data suggests that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as .1 parts per trillion, according to the nation’s top toxicologist."
Source: The Intercept, 06/28/2019
Senate Vote Requires Military, EPA To Deal With Harmful PFAS Chemicals
"The Senate passed a defense bill Thursday that would require an increased response from the government to harmful chemicals that have leached into water in at least 43 states."
Source: The Hill, 06/28/2019
"3M Knew About PFAS Food Contamination in 2001"
"Last week, we learned that the Food and Drug Administration had detected PFAS compounds in pineapple, sweet potato, meat, and chocolate cake. ... [I]t has become clear that 3M, the company that originally developed PFOS and PFOA, had known for a very long time that these toxic and persistent chemicals were in our food."
Source: The Intercept, 06/14/2019
"FDA Food Testing Finds Contamination By ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Food and Drug Administration’s first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf chocolate cake, according to unreleased findings FDA researchers presented at a scientific conference in Europe."
Source: AP, 06/04/2019
"New Hampshire Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Chemical Companies"
"New Hampshire has sued eight companies including 3M and the DuPont Co. for damage it says has been caused by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and drinking water."
Source: AP, 05/30/2019
