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#1 Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000

Aug 25 2025 // Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking...

#2 Bayer Settles Sky Valley Cases Over Chemical PCB

Aug 18 2025 // Bayer said on Monday it reached agreements in principle with more than 200 plaintiffs to resolve the so-called Sky Valley Education Center product liability cases related to the chemical PCB, but said payments were already...

#3 Chemical Safety Board to Investigate Fatal US Steel Facility Explosion

Aug 12 2025 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) said today that it is investigating the fatal explosions and fires at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, that occurred on...