"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire"
"EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group."
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2022
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"EPA Expands Testing Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water"
"EPA is expanding testing efforts for "forever chemicals" in the nation’s drinking water systems."
Source: E&E News, 12/21/2021
Officials Underestimating PFAS Chemicals Lurking in US Food: Scientists
"The American food supply is likely riddled with far more dangerous toxins than the average consumer would anticipate, and scientists say they lack sufficient, streamlined data about the “forever chemicals” lurking in food packaging and farmlands."
Source: The Hill, 12/14/2021
"Biden ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban Targets Cookware, Carpet, Couches"
"The White House’s ban on federal purchasing of PFAS-containing products will focus on cookware, carpets and couches, according to the Office of Management and Budget’s memo implementing President Biden’s sustainability executive order."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/10/2021
"EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals"
"Beginning in 2019, the EPA stopped releasing crucial toxics reports. Even agency staffers have a hard time accessing them."
Source: The Intercept, 11/02/2021
GenX: "EPA Deems ‘Forever Chemical’ Haunting N.C. Toxic To Humans"
"Hot off the heels of releasing its PFAS road map last week, EPA has found that a deeply controversial “forever chemical” that has contaminated drinking water in North Carolina is, indeed, toxic to humans and will be subject to a drinking water advisory."
Source: E&E News, 10/26/2021
People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late
"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."
Source: The Intercept, 10/21/2021
"Biden Administration Moves To Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Biden administration moved Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting, human-made chemicals that pose health risks to millions of Americans, even as they continue to be used in an array of products such as cosmetics, dental floss, food packaging, clothing and cleaning supplies."
Source: Washington Post, 10/19/2021
120,000+ US Sites Feared To Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported, according to data obtained by the Guardian."
Source: Guardian, 10/18/2021
"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US"
"Toxic chemicals known as PFAS exist in almost 42,000 sites around the U.S., according to research released on Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group."
Source: The Hill, 10/13/2021
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