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Tainted bottled water is being sold at supermarkets throughout New England
In June, testing from the Center for Environmental Health found PFAS in bottled water brands sourced from Spring Hill Dairy Farm in Haverhill, Mass. The contamination can be in gallon jugs at Whole Foods via the 365 labeling and in Stop & Shop with the Arcadia label. (Erin Clark for the Boston Globe) Nearly a […]
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Docs: Military chemical hazards going unaddressed
A collection of Department of Defense documents shows officials are aware of potential human health risks related to firefighting chemical contamination, but have not comprehensively addressed the issue. In at least one instance, the risks were dropped from consideration at a Montgomery County base. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a response […]
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Canada allows airports to use fluorine-free firefighting foams
Canada has exempted the country’s airports from a requirement to use fluorinated firefighting foams in their operations. In an order issued last month, Nicholas Robinson – Canada’s director general of civil aviation – said that the country will now allow airports to elect to transition to a fluorine-free foam provided that it is “more environmentally […]
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State-by-State Regulation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water
Although the Federal Environmental Protection Agency issued its PFAS Action Plan on February 14, 2019 (see our March 27, 2019, client alert), many states have expressed frustration with EPA’s proposed plan and have started the process of regulated PFAS in drinking water themselves. As a result, states have adopted a patchwork of regulations and standards […]
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Editorial: Okinawa Defense Bureau denied permission to enter Kadena Air Base
The current situation wherein we cannot even conduct an investigation into environmental problems that could very well threaten the lives and livelihoods of Okinawans is one that we cannot approve of. The Japanese government must quickly pursue an effective policy that will allow such surveys to be conducted on the grounds of U.S. bases. The […]
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Trump objects to PFAS foam restrictions, threatens to veto spending bill
Congress mulls wide menu of options for addressing contamination under NDAA President Trump has said his administration “strongly objects” to a provision under consideration in a major military funding bill to replace the use of fluorinated foams in military firefighting. The provision is one of a number listed in ten pages of concerns that have […]
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Trump threatens veto on defense bill that targets ‘forever chemicals’
One day after President Trump delivered a speech preaching of his administration’s environmental achievements, he threatened to veto a military spending bill in part due to provisions that aim to clean up a toxic, cancer-linked chemical found near military bases. “If H.R. 2500 were presented to the President in its current form, his advisors would […]
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Tasmania: PFAS contamination: what is it and why should we be concerned it’s been found in Launceston
DETECTED: PFAS compounds have been detected in the river at Corra Linn following a site investigation of Launceston Airport. Picture: file Chemical compounds might not sound like a newsworthy topic but PFAS is one that has been recently in the spotlight. Levels of PFAS have been found at two locations in Launceston as part of […]
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Proposed Groundwater Regulations Could Affect Upper Cape
The Upper Cape is home to two of Cape Cod’s five sites contaminated by chemicals in the PFAS family. Already, millions of dollars have been spent acting on a health advisory issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2016, which warned of health risks associated with two chemicals in the PFAS family, PFOA and PFOS. […]
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Cape Cod: Contamination Cleanup Presents Challenges To County
Barnstable County is working with federal and state environmental protection agencies to clean up a site contaminated by a history of use of firefighting foam. Massachusetts, meanwhile, has proposed tightening regulations on those contaminants. Both the county and the Town of Barnstable have already spent millions to address the problem caused by the chemicals, known […]
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