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Your fancy smartwatch band is full of toxic forever chemicals
Researchers found exceptionally high levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) such as perfluorohexanoic ...
Trump confronted with ‘forever chemicals’ dilemma in promise to cut red tape
President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency has finalized several rules to reduce exposure to long-lasting harmful ...
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Maryland sues Cecil County-based manufacturing company for polluting water with PFAS chemicals
BALTIMORE -- Maryland is suing Cecil County-based manufacturing giant W.L. Gore & Associates for knowingly polluting the air and surrounding water with toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl ...
EPA Sued Over Challenge to New Chemical Import, Manufacture Rule
The Environmental Defense Fund is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule updating procedures under the Toxic Substances Control Act for companies that want to import or make new ...
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'Forever chemicals' still in use in UK make-up
PFAS, which stands for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, are resistant to oil and water, making them highly valuable to the make-up industry. Historically they have been added to products to ...