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Senate Bill Will Help States Combat PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water and Groundwater
Colin O'Neil, EWG's legislative director, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and...
Actor and Advocate Mark Ruffalo Applauds $20 Billion PFAS Cleanup Proposal
Actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo applauded the introduction today of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and Treatment Act...
Study: PFAS Act Similar to Known Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Indiana University have for the first time conducted a review of 26 fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, and found that all display at least one...
EPA Conducting Criminal Investigations Into Industries’ Handling of PFAS Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency is pursuing multiple criminal inquiries into corporations that manufacture the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to a report by Bloomberg...
Under Pressure, EPA Moves Forward with Drinking Water Standards for PFOA and PFOS
Under pressure from Congress, today the Environmental Protection Agency took the next step towards setting legal limits for two fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water.
California Bills Would Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foam, Expand Testing of Water for All PFAS Chemicals
On Tuesday the California Senate introduced two bills to address the growing contamination crisis of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. One bill would ban the chemicals in firefighting foam –...
Mark Ruffalo, EWG’s Ken Cook Applaud Gov. Cuomo for Bold Action To Protect New Yorkers From PFAS
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo and EWG president and co-founder Ken Cook today praised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for taking bold action to reduce PFAS pollution.
PFAS Contamination of Tap Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Protects Public Health From Lead, Asbestos and Other Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products
Today supporters gathered at the California State Capitol to urge the state Assembly to pass the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 495. If passed, the law would ban toxic ingredients like lead, mercury...
EWG Applauds Historic Bipartisan PFAS Vote
EWG today applauded the House for voting to pass H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act.
Trump Threatens Veto After Missing Key PFAS Drinking Water Deadline
The Trump administration threatened to veto PFAS legislation on Tuesday, just days after failing to meet its promise to move forward by the end of 2019 with efforts to set a drinking water standard...
Congress Fails To Address PFAS Contamination in Nation’s Tap Water or Clean Up Legacy PFAS Pollution
The defense spending bill passed by the Senate today excludes key provisions designed to reduce ongoing releases of the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, remove PFAS from tap water and clean up...
DuPont Made Billions Polluting Tap Water With PFAS; Will Now Make More Cleaning It Up
DuPont, whose toxic fluorinated chemicals have contaminated communities nationwide, is buying a company that specializes in removing those same chemicals from tap water.
Congress Fails to Protect Americans From PFAS Pollution
The defense bill finalized by Congress last night excludes key provisions designed to reduce ongoing releases of the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, remove PFAS from tap water and clean up...
New EWG Map: 305 Military Sites That Used PFAS-based Firefighting Foam
Environmental Working Group today published a map of 305 military installations that used the firefighting foams made with the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, which have likely contaminated...
Key PFAS Reform Provisions in Jeopardy
Manufacturers of the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS may have scored a big win if key provisions to reduce releases and clean up these contaminants from drinking water sources were...
Navy Asks To Delay Landmark PFAS Case in Federal Court
Last week, the Navy asked a federal court to delay a lawsuit seeking to require the military to pay for medical monitoring of people who live near naval installations to determine whether they have...
Pentagon Admits it Undercounted Military Bases Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’
The number of military installations and adjacent communities likely contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, is higher than previously disclosed, a top Defense Department official...
House Energy & Commerce Panel Considers Sweeping PFAS Package
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider a package of bills today addressing risks from the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
‘Forever Chemicals' Found in Half of Drinking Water Systems Tested in Kentucky
Half of the tap water supplies tested by Kentucky environmental officials were contaminated with the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, the state announced this week.
