- Sanders Takes Aim at Corporate Polluters With Bill to Clean Up Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/29/sanders-takes-aim-corporate-polluters-bill-clean-toxic-forever-chemicals-drinking 11 comments politics
- A California-led coalition of 22 U.S. states and territories is taking bipartisan legal action against a recently proposed settlement between the company 3M and water utilities affected by “forever chemicals” — arguing that the deal would shift accountability from the polluter to the providers https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4121885-california-led-coalition-takes-legal-action-against-3ms-deal-with-pfas-polluted-water-providers/ 4 comments law
- Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water? Comments by EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month indicate a growing consensus that ‘forever chemicals’ are taking a serious toll on Americans’ health. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/04/are-thousands-of-americans-being-poisoned-by-pfas-in-their-tap-water/ 5 comments environment
- Half of 'Forever Chemicals' in Commerce Approved through EPA Loopholes. Community and advocacy groups petition agency to take 600 PFAS off the market immediately. https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2022/10/13/half-forever-chemicals-commerce-approved-through-epa-loopholes 3 comments environment
- Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife of Texas A&M University have developed a new bioremediation technology using plant-based material and fungi that could take care of cleaning up 'forever chemicals' https://www.ecowatch.com/forever-chemicals-cleanup-science.html 4 comments environment
- Minnesota city Woodbury and Department of Health takes on city's 'biggest capital project' ever: Rebuilding water treatment facilities after PFAS forever chemicals contamination https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/01/18/woodbury-rebuilding-water-treatment-facilities-after-pfas-contamination 2 comments environment
- The End Is Nearer for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food Wrappers. Your takeout may come with a dose of chemicals known as PFAS—but the FDA’s push to get rid of some of them will take five years. https://www.wired.com/story/the-end-is-nearer-for-forever-chemicals-in-food-wrappers/ 10 comments politics