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In an about-face, senators speed up approval of tainted water lawsuit
The Guam legislature reversed itself Wednesday, voting 14 to 0 to approve Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s emergency bill to hire outside legal counsel to join roughly 100 other plaintiffs in a multi-district lawsuit against the manufacturers of polyfluoroalkyls, commonly referred to as PFAS chemicals. The only senator who was unable to vote because of an […]
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Public officials, environmentalists call for quick action by state and feds to resolve Newburgh’s water contamination
NEWBURGH – It has been three years since the chemicals PFOS and PFOA were discovered in the City of Newburgh’s Washington Lake reservoir, leading to officials immediately turning it off. Since then, the city has been obtaining its water from the New York City Catskill Aqueduct, paid for by the state. The source of the […]
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New laboratory study reveals that highly-toxic hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acids are released when PTFE burns
Munich / Frankfurt am Main – The independent institute Warringtonfire Frankfurt GmbH examines impact of incineration of PTFE, Polyurethane and Polyester membrane grades in an open fire in accordance with EN ISO 5659-2 (NBS smoke chamber). Given the growing global “tourism” of used clothing and textile waste, the results of the analysis are especially critical […]
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State panel proposes nation’s toughest drinking water limit for 2 toxic chemicals
A panel of experts put together by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed the nation’s most stringent drinking water limits for two chemicals in a suite of thousands of man-made, toxic substances. The panel submitted on Thursday its recommendation to the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART), which suggested drinking water limits for a handful of […]
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Chemours says DuPont lowballed environmental liabilities
Photo: Richard Drew, AP FILE – In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, the company name of Dupont appears above its trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Chemical manufacturer Chemours says the DuPont Co. massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities that Chemours would be saddled after it was spun […]
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NH DES proposes strict new water drinking standards
Agency proposes thresholds of 12 parts per trillion for PFOA and 15 parts per trillion for PFOS CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire environmental officials are proposing strict new limits on certain contaminants in drinking water, saying the previous levels were far too lenient and put people’s health at risk. The Department of Environmental Services on […]
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The hunt for PFAS turns to Michigan farms using human waste as fertilizer
LANSING, MI — The hunt for PFAS in Michigan is turning to farm fields, where concerns are growing about possible contamination in treated human waste used as fertilizer. This month, scientists are analyzing test results from more than a dozen state agricultural sites that received the fertilizer — known as “biosolids” — from wastewater treatment […]
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U.S. Senate panel OKs deadline for setting toxic chemical drinking water limit
A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved a measure that would compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set an expedited drinking water limit for a suite of toxic chemicals. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works unanimously approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would force the EPA […]
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Teflon Toxin Safety Level Should Be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline
NEW DATA SUGGESTS that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as .1 parts per trillion, according to the nation’s top toxicologist. Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, cited the figure, which is 700 times lower than the safety level set by the Environmental Protection […]
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LI’s congressional delegation calls on EPA to move faster on drinking water standards
As the state prepares to recommend drinking water standards for emerging contaminants, Long Island’s congressional delegation called Tuesday for the federal government to set its own standards and help local governments pay for treatment. “We ask the Environmental Protection Agency to act with urgency,” Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said at the Town of Hempstead’s […]
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