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New study finds PFAS increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide products

by New Food Magazine | July 24, 2024
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide products, contaminating waterways and posing potential threats to ...

Forever chemicals flourishing in pesticides, warns study

by India New England News | July 24, 2024
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, are increasingly being added to pesticide products, contaminating waterways and increasing health risk for humans. A team of researchers from the Centre for Biological Diversity, Environmental Working Group, ...

‘Forever chemicals’ use in pesticide jumps — study

by E&E News | July 24, 2024
“Forever chemicals” are increasingly becoming more common in ingredients in pesticides, a finding that has environmental health advocates concerned about unknown toxic effects and calling for a regulatory clampdown. A new study, published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal ...

‘Contamination Crisis’: US Pesticides Contain PFAS, Endangering Food and Water

by Common Dreams | July 24, 2024
Pesticides used on crops in the United States are increasingly laced with “forever chemicals,” making it likely that they are being spread in common foods and waterways, according to a study published Wednesday. The study authors themselves have been critical of the EPA. Public ...

New Study Finds Alarming Rise In Persistent ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Pesticides

by Water Online | July 24, 2024
A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide products, contaminating waterways and posing potential ...

New study finds alarming rise in persistent forever chemicals in pesticides

by Innovation News Network | July 24, 2024
A new study has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly being added to US pesticide products. Researchers at the Center for Biological Diversity, Environmental Working Group and Public Employees for Environmental ...

Pesticides may contain an alarming amount of ‘forever chemicals’: Study

by The Hill | July 24, 2024
Toxic “forever chemicals” are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found. The researchers — from the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Working Group and Public Employees ...

Stone-Manning says BLM trying to reduce FOIA backlog

by E&E News | July 24, 2024
The head of the Bureau of Land Management acknowledged in a recent letter to a conservation group that the agency has a problem responding to open records requests, but said officials are taking substantive steps to resolve the issue. BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning, in a letter sent last ...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

by CNN | July 24, 2024
In April, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced historic rules designed to strictly control levels of five of the most studied PFAS in the nation’s drinking water, one of the routes of human exposure. Contamination can also come from the presence of PFAS in food packaging, ...

MOFGA sues federal regulators over PFAS sludge

by Bangor Daily News | July 23, 2024
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its lack of regulations for the “forever chemicals” that contaminate fields in the state. MOFGA and a Texas county outside Dallas-Fort Worth allege the federal agency is failing ...

PFAS widely added to US pesticides despite EPA denial, study finds

by The Guardian | July 23, 2024
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and are increasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, a practice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compounds directly into the US’s food and water supply. The increased PFAS ...

Congressional regulators want to know why a top official at the FCC was able to support what appears to be a Trump campaign initiative

by Federal News Network | July 19, 2024
In today’s Federal Newscast, House Democrats say a top official at the Federal Communications Commission helped write a policy for a new Trump administration. Also, OPM plans to finalize a rule implementing the Administrative Leave Act by December. The 2017 legislation puts limits on ...

EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs

by Plasteurope.com | July 18, 2024
In response to a petition filed by clean water advocacy groups, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Washington, DC; www.epa.gov) has agreed to review and take what it sees as appropriate action on issues related to the distribution and disposal of three per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Tons of abandoned artificial turf raises questions about recycling promises

by Boston Globe | July 18, 2024
Two years ago, as local officials debated whether to replace the city’s high school athletic fields with new artificial turf, Superintendent Zach McLaughlin promised the school board that tens of thousands of square feet of the old turf would be recycled. “Our industry takes seriously ...

Local Hero: Ewell Hopkins

by Bluedot Living Magazine | July 18, 2024
Our board member Ewell Hopkins was featured in a profile for Bluedot Living Magazine: Oak Bluffs resident Ewell Hopkins is known around town for his commitment to the community. First elected to the OB planning board in 2014, he recently served as chair and was part of some of the town’s ...

US EPA grants petition to address PFAS in fluorinated plastic containers

by Packaging Gateway | July 12, 2024
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to concerns over the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in plastic containers by granting a petition that aims to address the issue. The petition has been submitted by a coalition of environmental and public ...

Republicans Demand Information About Alleged Misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University

by Inside Higher Ed | July 11, 2024
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education to hand over information and documents about alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University, including accusations that administrators insufficiently addressed students’ sexual ...

EPA Grants Petition On Plastic Container PFAS

by USA Herald | July 11, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday granted a petition to address several “forever chemicals” formed during the fluorination of plastic containers used for various household and industrial purposes. This decision marks a significant step in tackling the ...

EPA launches ‘forever chemicals’ rulemaking for plastic barrels

by E&E News | July 11, 2024
EPA took the first step toward regulating “forever chemicals” leaching from plastic barrels, a win for environmental health advocates following defeat in a federal appeals court. The agency announced Thursday it granted an April petition from seven advocacy groups asking ...

EPA Grants Petition On Plastic Container PFAS

by Law360 | July 11, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted a petition asking it to address several so-called forever chemicals formed during the fluorination of plastic containers for a variety of household and… Read the PEER Story… ...
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