US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says Lawsuit also alleges ‘forever chemicals’ used at Connecticut plant put residents’ health at risk and destroyed property value The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2024
First Thing: Biden vows response after US troops killed in drone attack Iran says it had nothing to do with attack near Syrian border, after US president says Washington will respond ‘at a time and in a manner of our choosing’. Plus, psychologists on the appeal of Donald Trump The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024
A North Carolina PFAS factory claims its emissions fell by 99.99%. A Guardian test reveals otherwise Chemours and state regulators say the Fayetteville Works plant has reduced air emissions, but we found levels of ‘forever chemicals’ as much as 30 times higher than state tests The Guardian - US · Jan 28, 2024
UN human rights experts express alarm over PFAS pollution in North Carolina Evidence of Chemours-operated plant contaminating region is ‘alleged human rights violations’, say experts appointed by council The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2023
Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to region The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2023
Why great chemistry is key to a more sustainable future THE ARTICLES ON THESE PAGES ARE PRODUCED BY BUSINESS REPORTER, WHICH TAKES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
First Thing: Israeli air force says it has struck 600 targets in a day Military strikes include area near Al-Azhar University in Gaza City. Plus, Matthew Perry’s troubled life and foreshadowed death The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds Researchers say discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in water near Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’ Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense’ The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2023
Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger 3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’ The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2023
Business leaders are 'likely underestimating' the potential of A.I., but there is still some risk Technology has always progressed at a rapid pace, but the last few quarters appear to have moved faster than ever. Fortune · Jul 19, 2023
High levels of toxic chemicals in pets living near US manufacturing plant Researchers alarmed by results of study of dogs and horses living close to Chemours factory in North Carolina The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2023
Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from 'forever chemicals' water contamination Three chemical manufacturing companies have reached a deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with compounds known as PFAS The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023
Top US chemical firms to pay $1.2bn to settle water contamination lawsuits Dupont, Chemours and Corteva agree deal and 3M also reportedly considering $10bn settlement to avoid trial due to start on Monday The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2023
The Guardian - US · May 6, 2023 US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution EPA has ordered chemical company Chemours to stop discharging high levels of the toxic substance into the Ohio River
The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2023 North Carolina residents urge UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution Chemical manufacturer Chemours accused of violating human rights by releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into Cape Fear River basin
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 EU plan to ban up to 7,000 dangerous chemicals failing badly, says study Roadmap to stop use of substances including ‘forever chemicals’ used to implement bans on 14 chemical groups so far, report states
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 Report criticizes Dutch authorities over risky emissions An independent report says that businesses and local governments in the Netherlands must do more to protect residents who live near large industrial plants from the damaging effects of emissions
Fortune · Mar 29, 2023 How a major chemical company is moving into the future while reckoning with a dangerous legacy Does the world's tech present—and future—require PFAS?
Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022 Despite 3M’s phase-out, problem of cleaning up PFAS remains 3M announced in mid-December that it's phasing out a family of harmful chemicals, but they're not going away.
The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022 PFAS left dangerous blood compounds in nearly all US study participants The toxic ‘forever chemicals’ can stay in human blood for years, and are linked to cancers, kidney damage and heart disease
The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022 High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River Cape Fear River alligators’ blood showed much higher PFAS levels, and had twice as many compounds, as those in neighboring river
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2022 Cancer fears plague residents of US region polluted by ‘forever chemicals’ Exposure to harmful PFAS remains almost impossible to escape – particularly for the people of the Cape Fear River basin
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022 ‘Forever chemical’ response may push costs to water utilities WASHINGTON — Federal efforts to address pollution by so-called forever chemicals may push increased costs onto water and wastewater agencies.