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"What to Know About PFAS in Period Underwear"

"This week, the period underwear brand Thinx made public that it had reached a settlement in a 3-year-long class action lawsuit claiming its products contain harmful chemicals. The news of the settlement brought renewed focus on the chemical compounds at the center of the lawsuit — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — and highlighted the broader issue of toxic ingredients in period products as a whole."

Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2023

"EPA to Regulate PFAS Effluent From Landfills, Launch Studies"

"The EPA will begin a rulemaking aiming to reduce PFAS in landfill leachate discharges and will expand or begin studies on PFAS pollution from textile manufacturers and sewage treatment plants, the agency said."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/23/2023

"PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States in 2023"

"Laws and regulations restricting “forever chemicals” in more than a half dozen states are entering effect in 2023, including the start of a timeline for a first-in-the-nation ban on PFAS in all products in Maine."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/09/2023

"EPA Targets Plastics Company in PFAS Probe"

"EPA and environmental groups are targeting a company for allegedly releasing “forever chemicals” into tens of millions of plastic containers that later contaminated pesticides, which the agency said poses “unreasonable” risks to workers and the environment.

Source: E&E News, 01/06/2023

"Study: Toxic PFAS Chemical Plume Detected in Green Bay"

"A large plume of toxic chemicals produced by a plant that manufactures firefighting foam has seeped through groundwater to Lake Michigan’s Green Bay, scientists said Tuesday."

Source: AP, 01/06/2023

"PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States as Year Begins"

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/04/2023

Illinois 3M Plant Was Worst Emitter of Climate-Killing Chemical in 2021

"At a sprawling 3M chemical manufacturing complex here, where the company makes adhesives for Post-it notes, golf clubs and LCD displays, several hundred pounds of a potent climate killer are vented into the atmosphere each day."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/02/2023

"3M Will Stop Making 'Forever Chemicals.'"

"3M announced this week that it will stop making chemicals commonly known as “forever chemicals” and stop using them in its products in the coming years."

Source: USA TODAY, 12/21/2022

Illinois Failed To Act on PFAS in Mississippi River For Over a Decade

"Alarmed by the threats to public health, Minnesota officials pressured 3M to dramatically reduce pollution released into the Mississippi River at its manufacturing plant southeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul, where the global conglomerate pioneered the highly toxic, almost indestructible chemicals after World War II."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/19/2022

Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found In Virtually Every S. Carolina River Tested

"Virtually every river, creek and lake tested recently by South Carolina regulators was found to contain “forever chemicals,’’ materials once used by industry that today are being linked to a variety of toxic effects on people."

Source: The State, 12/09/2022

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