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Carpet Manufacturers Fight Alabama Venue in Water Pollution Suits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CN) – Attorneys for the carpet industry argued before the Alabama Supreme Court Tuesday that two lawsuits alleging Georgia carpet manufacturers allowed contaminants to enter the drinking supply of Alabama cities should not be heard in that state’s courts. Thanks to a previous cottage industry and mechanical innovations, the area around Dalton, Georgia […]
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Chemicals in biodegradable food containers can leach into compost
Long-lasting PFAS compounds could end up in plants that are later eaten by people Composting biodegradable food containers cuts the amount of trash that gets sent to a landfill. But the practice may serve up some unintended consequences for human health. That’s because the items often contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to help […]
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FDA Tests Confirm Suspicions about PFAS Chemicals in Food
A recent investigation by the Food and Drug Administration found toxic per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in food, including meat, seafood and dairy products; sweet potatoes; pineapples; leafy greens, and chocolate cake with icing. FDA has yet to make the results of its tests public. But our colleagues at the Environmental Defense Fund […]
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FDA finds surprisingly high levels of PFAS in certain foods – including chocolate cake
As reported by the Associated Press today, at a conference last week in Helsinki, Finland, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) presented the results of three studies it conducted of 16 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various foods. A friend who attended the conference sent us photos of the poster. The results for […]
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Researchers seek PFAS solutions as they try to break down the ‘forever chemical’
It’s a daunting task: How to break down “the forever chemical?” But scientists across the country are researching, with urgency, ways to bust apart or capture per- and polyflouroalkyl substances, or PFAS. State officials suspect the potentially harmful compound could be contaminating more than 11,000 sites in Michigan, and hundreds more across the country. Among the efforts: At […]
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Alabama woman claims water tainted by PFAS from 3M factory caused cancer, health issues
Manufacturing giant 3M has been swept up in the PFAS chemical catastrophe touching drinking water systems nationwide. Over the years, 3M has been entangled in many lawsuits including one recently settled with the Alabama water authority, West Morgan-East Lawrence Water (WMEL). There is another suit forthcoming from a north Alabama woman who says her health issues […]
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NYS DEC Receives Results From Firefighting Foam Release
The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has received validated results from April’s accidental release of firefighting foam from New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County. DEC says more testing is required by the company that operates the hangar where the spill occurred. The firefighting foam had made its way into a stream […]
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Eco-friendly packaging could be poisoning our compost
Compostable packaging may not be safe to put in your bin – Deposit Photos After a study uncovered PFAS in compost, regulators in Washington moved to ban this class of synthetic compounds. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are everywhere. There are thousands of these synthetic compounds, which get used in all sorts of products because […]
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Michigan leads nation in PFAS. It will lead cleanups, too, U.S. reps say
MACKINAC ISLAND – A report this month found Michigan leads the nation in sites contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS, and the state’s bipartisan delegation in Congress has introduced a flurry of legislation to increase testing. Among the federal bills: one to provide the U.S. Geological Survey with $45 million to develop new standards […]
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State of New Hampshire Announces Historic Lawsuit, Actions to Protect Clean Drinking Water in New Hampshire
Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu, Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, and DES Commissioner Bob Scott announced historic action to protect New Hampshire’s natural resources by filing two lawsuits against companies for the manufacturing and dissemination of PFAS in New Hampshire. The lawsuits seek damages for contamination of the State’s natural resources with four different […]
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