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Newburgh Mayor Says His Focus Includes Development, Housing
Note from Fluoride Action Network The City of Newburgh N.Y. was fluoridated on May 2, 1945, and was the key city in the first fluoridation experiments in the U.S. The control city was Kingston N.Y., which remained fluoride-free throughout the 10-year experiment. One of the major findings in this experiment was that the girls in […]
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Business leaders urge Scott to veto medical monitoring bill
Gov. Phil Scott speaks in Bennington in December 2017 while celebrating completion of a section of municipal water line to address PFOA in local wells. With him are Reps. Kiah Morris, Alice Miller and Mary Morrissey, and Sen. Brian Campion. File photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington Banner Vermont business leaders are calling on Gov. Phil […]
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2001 3M-funded food study found high levels of manufacturing chemicals in Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. – Concerns over manufacturing chemicals used to make Teflon and Scotchgard may extend to the food grown and sold near chemical production facilities. A nearly two-decades-old study conducted for 3M indicates that the same types of PFAS chemicals found in the drinking water in the West Morgan East Lawrence water supply may also […]
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Statement on FDA’s scientific work to understand PFAS in food, and findings from recent FDA surveys
Statement from: Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless MD, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, increasing our scientific knowledge and capabilities is a cornerstone to ensuring the safety of the foods […]
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PFAS Nation: Toxic Discharges Suspected From Almost 500 Industrial Facilities Across U.S.
At least 475 industrial facilities across the nation could be discharging the toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS into the air and water, according to an EWG analysis of government data. EWG analyzed two online databases from the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as data from a survey by the state of New York, and […]
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State Declares East Hampton Airport Hazardous Waste Site
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered 47 acres of East Hampton Airport added to the “Superfund” hazardous waste site list, in the wake of its investigation of chemical contamination of groundwater in southern Wainscott. After a year-long investigation, the DEC identified a half-dozen sites on the 570-acre airport property that showed […]
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Chemicals that tainted Bucks, Montco drinking water found in lettuce, beef, even chocolate cake
Ground turkey, chocolate cake, kale — laced with a serving of toxic chemicals. People across the country, including in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, are already grappling with the effects of drinking potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. Newly revealed research by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows Americans are eating the substances, too. Tests […]
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Vermont Releases PFAS Sampling Plan – public comments solicited
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) The state of Vermont has released a new sampling plan for PFAS chemicals. The sampling plan details how the state will identify and characterize PFAS contamination in soil, groundwater, and surface water. Chuck Schwer, Director of Vermont’s Waste Management and Prevention Division, says the chemicals are pervasive. […]
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New Jersey’s Proposed Limits on PFOA & PFOS Must Go Further
New Jersey’s proposed regulation of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water does not go far enough, according to comments submitted by NRDC to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection last week. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are two chemicals in a group of concerning chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). […]
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SCV Water shuts down well after testing for suspected carcinogen
SCV [Santa Clara Valley] Water has shut down one of its wells after tests for a non-stick chemical revealed levels that exceeded the response level — a level set by the state calling for the removal of a drinking water source. The chemical is part of a family of manmade chemicals referred to as PFAS […]
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