U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced the first nationwide tap water standards to protect the public from toxic "forever chemicals" linked to serious health harms ranging from cancers to developmental damage in children.
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As countries work to ban more and more PFAS, focus is shifting to how to remove the ones already out there... 
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The EPA rule would require manufacturers to report many products that contain a type of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and hormone irregularities.
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Some of the most commonly used food pesticides in the U.S.were found to be contaminated with dangerous PFAS "forever chemicals."...
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New national standards are meant to cut back on potentially harmful "forever chemicals" in our drinking water.
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Experts say the move to reduce exposure to these “forever chemicals" would bolster public health across the nation.
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More than 330 animal species around the world are at risk of harm from exposure to toxic "forever chemicals," according to an Environmental Working Group analysis published Wednesday.
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It has been suggested the so-called forever chemicals identified in Danish organic eggs originated from fishmeal, which is used as an ingredient in chicken feed.
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Chemicals linked to cancer shouldn't be anywhere near our crops and the fields where we grow our food.
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The environmental contaminant PFAS has been found in organic egg yolks in Denmark. Especially children who eat many organic eggs are at risk. The substances are most likely transferred via fishmeal, which is included in feed for the hens.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are potentially harmful substances known as "forever chemicals" because they are so difficult to destroy.
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Suit alleges Inhance failed to follow EPA rules involving dangerous PFAS chemicals and asks a judge to halt production...
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Firefighting foam containing "forever chemicals" leaked at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Intent to sue federal regulators charges they have failed to address dangerous levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ known to be in sludge...
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Chemours , Dupont De Nemours and Corteva have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. state of Ohio for $110 million to resolve claims associated with toxic "forever chemicals", the companies said on Wednesday.
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Testing during the past three years revealed nearly a million Illinoisans get their drinking water from municipal wells contaminated with toxic forever chemicals at levels exceeding state health guidelines.
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The EPA is proposing the first-ever national standard to protect communities from dangerous 'forever chemicals' in public water systems.
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Most food in Australia remains free of PFAS, but a new study has found it can build up in cattle on PFAS-affected farms. But there are ways to manage the land and livestock to reduce the risks.
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CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment. In Illinois alone
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The chemical giant will be accused of deceiving the public about the risks of PFAS chemicals that have contaminated up to 98 per cent of the population.
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This story was originally published by Grist. It’s late October in the northeast corner of Wisconsin. Trees have started to change colors and a colder wind whips across Lake Michigan. Gas station marquees welcome back fall hunters on their annual pilgrimage.
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Wm. Bolthouse Farms Inc. markets its Green Goodness Fruit Juice Smoothie products as a nutritious “100% Fruit Juice Smoothie” but they actually contain harmful synthetic chemicals, a class action lawsuit alleges.
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Learn more about PFAS, a class of chemicals used to make products grease proof, water-proof, stick-proof, and stain-resistant...
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Major investors want chemical companies to move away from toxic forever chemicals.
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The DOD has underestimated how many U.S. service members were exposed to potentially unsafe levels of forever chemicals in drinking water.
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