"U.S. Class-Action Case Targets Nine PFAS Makers"
"A firefighter is leading a class-action suit against nine manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)."
Source: C&EN, 10/24/2018
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Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets Makers of PFAS Chemicals
"Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood."
Source: The Intercept, 10/08/2018
"Ann Arbor OKs New Plan To Reduce PFAS In City's Drinking Water"
"ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor officials are taking additional steps to ensure city residents are drinking safe water, spending another $850,000 to try to better filter out harmful PFAS chemicals."
Source: Ann Arbor News, 09/26/2018
State Knew of PFAS in Flint R Before Switch, But May Not Have Told City
"FLINT, MI -- Testing of the Flint River showed rising levels of PFAS contamination before it was used as the city's water source four years ago."
Source: Flint Journal, 08/27/2018
"Is Your Water Safe? Harmful Chemical Found In Many Michigan Systems"
"Hundreds of municipal water supplies throughout Michigan may have unsafe levels of an emerging, persistent chemical compound once used in nonstick surfaces. But the State of Michigan, critics contend, is using outdated measuring criteria — meaning hundreds of communities have levels of the chemical that Michigan says are safe, but other studies show may be harmful."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 08/24/2018
PFAS Investigation Expands To 55 Residential Wells In Richland Township
"RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI-- After a number of wells were found with high levels of PFAS, an investigation is being expanded to include nearly double the amount of wells initially tested in Richland Township, the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department said."
Source: MLive, 08/14/2018
3M Knew About Dangers of PFOA and PFOS Decades Ago: Internal Documents
"Internal studies and other documents show that 3M knew by the 1970s that PFOA and PFOS were toxic and accumulating in people's blood."
Source: The Intercept, 08/01/2018
Hidden Studies, Decades-Old, Could Have Curbed PFAS Problem: Scientist
"Studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s were kept under wraps by chemical companies as pollution spread across the US, according to an editorial published today."
Source: EHN, 07/31/2018
Michigan Declares Emergency In Kalamazoo County Over PFAS-Tainted Water
"Lt. Gov. Brian Calley on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo County [Mich.] after high levels of contaminants were found in the drinking water."
Source: Detroit News, 07/31/2018
"Merrimack Moms Unite Over Lack Of Action On PFOA Contamination"
"A group of water warriors has emerged in Merrimack, claiming not enough is being done to keep residents safe from contamination."
Source: New Hampshire Union Leader, 07/17/2018
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