One of the key features of the US EPA's new #PFAS rules is to make sure the polluters pay. #Wisconsin Republicans want to protect the corporate polluters and make us, the victims, pay.
"Chemical and manufacturing groups sued the federal government late Monday over a landmark drinking-water standard that would require cleanup of so-called forever chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks."
9 things you need to know about the inside story of how 3M allowed PFOS to seep into all of us while sitting on research that showed the chemical is toxic.
Their presence has been detected in worrying concentrations in drinking water, soil, air and even in Arctic ice. Recent scientific investigations have unveiled a concerning connection between PFAS exposure and damage to health, both in humans and animals.
These effects include an increased risk of cancer, liver damage, compromised immune function, developmental disorders and hormonal disruption.
When Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn was a child growing up in an evangelical family in Lubbock, Texas, her father, a former air force pilot, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 38. Her family sought help from preachers, holy men and faith healers but unbeknownst to them, her father had been exposed to high levels of PFAS — as of this month, limited in drinking water by the FDA — on the military sites where he had worked. @TexasObserver has published this extract from Blackburn's memoir, "Loose of Earth," in which she talks about these forever chemicals, how they may have been linked to her father's illness, and a story her grandmother once shared.
"US designates #PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
The Superfund designations will ensure that those responsible "pay for the costs to clean up pollution threatening the health of communities," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement."
“A new study of more than 45,000 water samples around the world found that ~31% of groundwater samples tested that weren’t near any obvious source of contamination had #PFAS levels considered harmful to human health by the Environmental Protection Agency.
“High levels of exposure to some PFAS chemicals have been linked to higher cholesterol, liver and immune system damage, hypertension & pre-eclampsia
during pregnancy, as well as kidney & testicular cancer.”
Biden/Harris to tout $5.8 Billion in water infrastructure funding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Of the $5.8 billion, more than $1 billion is dedicated to removing the 'Forever Chemical' PFAS that has been linked to illnesses including certain cancers. These substances have become heavily pervasive in all U.S. water systems-- including the Pittsburgh region. #ClimateChange#Pollution#PFAS