EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, ...
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EPA Sets First U.S. Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS
About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing "forever chemicals" under the country's first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House ...
Court Approves 3M Settlement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Public Water Systems
Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multibillion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially ...
Why Insurers Should Develop Strategies for Estimating PFAS Loss Reserves
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are everywhere in the news lately. PFAS refers to a class of chemicals renowned for resisting heat, water and stains—substances that are found ...
Gas Stoves May Emit More Nanoparticles Than Car Exhausts, and Other Risk Alerts
Cooking on a gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than vehicles that run on gas or diesel, possibly increasing the risk of developing asthma or other ...
3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action Over Forever Chemicals
A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other manufacturers of toxic so-called "forever chemicals" a big win ...
‘Forever Chemical’ Bans Face Hard Truth: Many Can’t Be Replaced
As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of cancer-linked "forever chemicals," many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute for the ...
5 Emerging Risks to Watch: ‘Evil Digital Twins,’ Climate Change, ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Tap Water
In this edition of Risk Alerts, Carrier Management highlights "evil digital twins," climate risks, "subsurface heat islands" and the presence of PFAS in U.S. tap ...
22 States Move to Block 3M’s $10.3 Billion PFAS Deal
A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement that would resolve claims against 3M Co over water pollution ...
District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling ...