Forever Litigation: the PFAS Project
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PFAS Cleanup Backers Face Unexpected Foe: Water Utilities
After decades of inaction, the federal government has gotten serious about cleaning up PFAS, a class of compounds known as “forever chemicals” that have been linked to health problems and inhabit the bloodstream of nearly every American.
PFAS Plaintiffs Stranded as Virus Bogs Down High-Stakes Lawsuits
Trial dates are off the calendar, discovery is delayed, and plaintiffs’ attorneys are getting creative as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts complex PFAS litigation.
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Wisconsin Plans Further PFAS Groundwater Limits: State Tracker
Wisconsin is a step closer to formalizing new groundwater limits on several PFAS substances. The state’s Department of Health Services submitted recommended levels on the compounds to environmental regulators on Nov. 6, setting in motion the process for formal rulemaking.
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Dingell Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Top Congressional Priority (1)
Legislation that would require the EPA to regulate so-called ‘forever chemicals’ will be reintroduced in January, soon after the new Congress begins its first session, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Tuesday.
Women’s Underwear Maker Sued Over Presence of PFAS Chemicals
A California woman is claiming a brand of absorbent underwear contains unsafe amounts of chemicals that may harm the reproductive system, according to a class action lawsuit filed Thursday.
Solvay, Honeywell Sued Over New Jersey Water Contamination (1)
Biden’s EPA Expected to Pass Limits on Some ‘Forever Chemicals’
The EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews.
PFAS: The 'Forever Chemicals'
97% of Americans have a detectable amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their blood, but we don’t yet know all of their health effects. The EPA says more than 600 PFAS chemicals are in the marketplace in the U.S. While states are racing to regulate PFAS, while the federal government lags.
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