Sue Bailey said a simple job transfer at DuPont’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, changed her family forever. It was April of 1980. Bailey, an entry-level operator at the facility, was moved to the Teflon unit where she came in contact with fumes from perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOA or C8, the chemical that gives […]
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Blanket ban on borewells
Alarmed at the depleting groundwater levels, officials are worried that any further breach by bore wells beyond the 300-metre mark could end up pushing water that may contain heavy metals Hyderabad: With the threat of hazardous chemicals looming large from deeply sunk bore wells in Telangana, the state government has issued a blanket ban on […]
7 villages in Warora to get water ATMs
Chandrapur: Seven villages in Warora tehsil will soon be getting clean and safe drinking water round-the-clock, thanks to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of GMR Warora Energy Limited (GWEL), a subsidiary of GMR Energy. The company will be installing water ATMs in these seven villages of Charurkhati, Chinora, Chikni, Dongargaon, Dahegaon, Nimsada and Majara […]
State health board tells water authority to comply with fluoridation
The events of March 29 went pretty much as Andy Anderson expected. Anderson, the chairman of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority board of directors, and other water authority officials on that day appeared in Little Rock before the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Administrative Board. Anderson and the others were told that they […]
PFOA Contamination In Pownal Could Drain Vermont’s Cleanup Funds
The recent discovery of the suspected carcinogen PFOA in a public water supply in Pownal could end up costing the state a lot of money. The state has been putting its efforts into dealing with widespread water contamination in North Bennington. And now they’ve got another crisis in nearby Pownal. The multinational corporation Saint-Gobain previously owned the […]
PFOA: DuPont’s statement on Parkersburg
The following is DuPont’s full statement on the situation in Parkersburg, West Virginia: PFOA is a processing aid widely used by many manufacturers to produce a broad range of industrial and consumer products for more than 60 years. The knowledge base around the chemical, its environmental footprint and its health profile has evolved. Over the […]
C8: The inspiration behind ‘Harry’s Project’
The funds from a $70 million class-action settlement between DuPont and Mid-Ohio Valley residents exposed to the toxic chemical C8 have set the stage for even more litigation against the Delaware chemical giant. All thanks to “Harry’s Project.” Harry Deitzler, the local attorney in the case, realized the settlement money would only provide class members with a […]
In Delaware, C8 contamination blamed on firefighting foam
Delaware has some of the nation’s highest concentrations of the toxic chemical C8 in its water supplies, in some cases exceeding levels found near Parkersburg, West Virginia. But DuPont isn’t the likely culprit here. Environmental studies and experts, including Delaware’s Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances, Artesian Water and New Castle County officials, almost unanimously say the cause […]
Taking on DuPont: Illnesses, deaths blamed on pollution from W. Va. plant
Jobs vs. health Chapter 1 PARKERSBURG, W. Va. – No one in the Mid-Ohio Valley ever wanted to sue DuPont. The company employs thousands in the region and supports charities and community organizations. In some families, multiple generations owe their livelihood to the Delaware-based chemical giant. But as livestock started dying and thousands of residents contracted unexplained illnesses, evidence pointed to pollution […]
SCDHB supports benefits of fluoride in water supply
“Pseudo science” and “misguided individuals” should not dictate policy on fluoridated water supplies in South Canterbury, a Timaru oral surgeon says. The majority of the South Canterbury District Health Board members agreed to actively promote the contentious benefits of fluoride in community water supplies. Although three board members disagreed with the position statement, at a […]