BASF to Pay $316 million to Settle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit May 21, 2024 By Clark Mindock German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that...
EU Commission Eyeing Exemptions for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban, Letter Shows May 9, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Ludwig Burger The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,”...
EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances April 22, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the...
Wisconsin Republicans Ignore Governor’s Call to Spend $125M to Combat PFAS April 18, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis . (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday ignored the latest call from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to spend...
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Water Sources Around New Mexico, Studies Find April 17, 2024 So-called forever chemicals have been found in water sources across New Mexico, according to recent studies by the U.S. Geological...
Several Texas Water Systems Exceed Federal Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ April 16, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune In Texas, 49 public water utility systems have reported surpassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits for five “forever...
Explainer: Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation April 12, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, setting tight...
EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS April 11, 2024 By Bobby Magill and Pat Rizzuto About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for...
Court Approves 3M Settlement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Public Water Systems April 3, 2024 By Jim Salter Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part...
Wisconsin Court Limits Regulators’ Authority to Mandate PFAS Cleanup March 8, 2024 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmental regulators can’t unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going...