"Keep PFAS Out Of Your Sex Life"
"New testing finds evidence of “forever chemicals” in two types of condoms and one lubricant. The good news? The vast majority appear PFAS-free."
Source: EHN, 02/07/2024
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"EPA Proposes To Enable States To Require ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to designate nine toxic “forever chemicals” as “hazardous constituents” under the nation’s law for cleaning up ongoing pollution, in a move that would enable states to require cleanups if the substances are released."
Source: The Hill, 02/06/2024
"Understanding How The Environment Affects Pregnant People’s Health"
"After years of focusing on babies and children, researchers find that exposure to environmental hazards can have long-term effects on pregnant people’s health, too."
Source: EHN, 02/02/2024
NC PFAS Factory Claims Emissions Fell By 99.99%. Guardian Shows Otherwise
"Chemours and state regulators say the Fayetteville Works plant has reduced air emissions, but we found levels of 'forever chemicals' as much as 30 times higher than state tests".
Source: Guardian, 01/30/2024
"Does Sackett Clip EPA’s Wings On Permits, Water Rules?"
"Months after the Supreme Court stripped federal protections for over half the nation’s wetlands, scientists and legal experts are raising new concerns about how the ruling could affect permits for pollutants in rivers and streams."
Source: E&E News, 01/23/2024
Analysis: "‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate America’s Freshwater Fish"
"A recent study from The Environmental Working Group found that just one serving of fish can be equivalent to a month of drinking water contaminated with 48 parts per trillion of the common chemical PFOS."
Source: Washington Post, 01/05/2024
"‘Forever Chemical’ In English Tap Water Samples Carcinogenic, WHO Rules"
"A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”."
Source: Guardian, 12/05/2023
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Drinking Water Sources Across England"
"Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in the drinking water sources at 17 of 18 England’s water companies, with 11,853 samples testing positive, something experts say they are “extremely alarmed” by."
Source: Guardian, 11/30/2023
"Forever Chemicals’ Toxic Legacy At Chicago’s Airports"
"Firefighting foam contaminated groundwater beneath O’Hare and Midway airports with PFAS chemicals, military investigators have found. It’s unclear how far it has spread."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 11/13/2023
US Chemical Industry Likely Spent $110M To Thwart PFAS Legislation: Study
"The US chemical industry likely spent over $110m during the last two election cycles deploying lobbyists to kill dozens of pieces of PFAS legislation and slow administrative regulation around “forever chemicals”, a new analysis of federal lobbying documents has found."
Source: Guardian, 11/08/2023
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