"The EPA Is Cracking Down On PFAS — But Not In Fertilizer"
"Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals."
Source: Grist, 04/23/2024
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"E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Biden administration is designating two “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health risks, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, shifting responsibility for their cleanup to polluters from taxpayers."
Source: NYTimes, 04/22/2024
"Utilities Brace for Costs of Compliance With New PFAS Water Rule"
"Water utilities will face costly challenges meeting the EPA’s new limits on PFAS in drinking water, making litigation nearly inevitable, lawyers and analysts say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/15/2024
Trump Appointees Barred EPA Staff From Warning Senate About PFAS Loophole
"Trump administration officials barred experts from warning legislators that they were about to write a major environmental loophole into law, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffers alleged in newly revealed internal communications."
Source: The Hill, 04/11/2024
EPA Sets First-Ever Limits On ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
"The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers."
Source: AP, 04/11/2024
"PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds"
"A new study of more than 45,000 water samples around the world found that about 31 percent of groundwater samples tested that weren’t near any obvious source of contamination had PFAS levels considered harmful to human health by the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: NYTimes, 04/09/2024
Court Approves 3M Settlement Over PFAS Chemicals’ In Public Drinking Water
"Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said."
Source: AP, 04/03/2024
"US Appeals Court Kills Ban On Plastic Containers Contaminated With PFAS"
"A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found to leach at alarming levels into food, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides and other products across the economy."
Source: Guardian, 04/02/2024
"Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire"
"Alabama residents aim to test blood or urine for PFAS amid underground Moody Landfill fire."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/02/2024
"Turf Fields May Have ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Should Kids Be Playing On Them?"
"The three 6-year-old girls stood on the sidelines as their coach swabbed their hands. Then they ran onto a lush green turf field and played soccer for 90 minutes straight — no stepping off the pitch. This wasn’t just a practice. It was part of a small experiment conducted in the suburban foothills of San Diego last summer."
Source: Washington Post, 03/15/2024
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