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Biden Proposes National Standard for PFAS in Drinking Water

March 14, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Proposes National Standard for PFAS in Drinking Water

WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2023 (ENS) – The Biden Administration today proposed the first national drinking water standard for six harmful “forever chemicals” in the latest action under President Joe [...]

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EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

February 3, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2023 (ENS) – They’re called “forever chemicals” for a reason – because they don’t break down in the environment over time. Toxic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, [...]

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ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk

December 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 15, 2022 (ENS) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, ADEQ, has launched a free of charge “take-back and replace” pilot program to help select fire departments [...]

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Europe Evaluates New Rules for Cleaner Air, Water

October 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Evaluates New Rules for Cleaner Air, Water

BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 27, 2022 (ENS) – The European Commission Wednesday proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and the treatment of urban wastewater.

All the new [...]

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Massachusetts Drinking Water Polluted With Firefighting Foam

May 25, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Massachusetts Drinking Water Polluted With Firefighting Foam

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022 (ENS) – State Attorney General Maura Healey today sued 13 manufacturers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in firefighting foam. They [...]

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Governments Agree to Draft Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

March 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Governments Agree to Draft Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 3, 2022 (ENS) – To tackle plastic pollution accumulating across the globe, governments at the UN Environment Assembly here Tuesday approved the start of talks later this [...]

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MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

February 23, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2022 (ENS) – Maryland’s clean energy program has major components that are both environmentally counterproductive and excessively costly to ratepayers, finds a report released this week [...]

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ILLINOIS: Sugar Camp Energy Sued for PFAS in Firefighting Foam

January 24, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Sugar Camp Energy Sued for PFAS in Firefighting Foam

CHICAGO, Illinois, January 24, 2022 (ENS) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against Sugar Camp Energy, LLC alleging that the company violated the Illinois Environmental Protection [...]

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Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

November 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2021 (ENS) – Just a month after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new plan to cope with the wide spread of PFAS, a group [...]

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US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – Toxic when ingested, persistent in the environment, PFAS are manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products worldwide since the 1950s. Now, the [...]

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