June 11, 2024 EPA’s ‘forever chemicals’ drinking-water rule faces fresh legal challenges The groups said the rule exceeds the EPA’s authority under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, a 1974 law empowering the agency to pass water-quality regulations. BY Reuters U.S. manufacturing and chemical industry groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a federal rule … Continue reading EPA’s ‘forever chemicals’ drinking-water rule faces fresh legal challenges
May 23, 2024 Chemicals giant DuPont is splitting into 3 companies: Here’s why and what that means The multinational is adding to a growing legion of iconic companies that have split up their different businesses, such as GE and Kellogg. BY Ellie Stevens Multinational chemicals company DuPont de Nemours announced Wednesday that it will split into … Continue reading Chemicals giant DuPont is splitting into 3 companies: Here’s why and what that means
By Kristin Toussaint March 17, 2023 Forever chemicals are everywhere. They’re in our nonstick pans, our makeup, our clothing. They’re in our drinking water and our soil and even our bodies. They’ve been around for decades, and they’re not going away anytime soon. The term “forever chemicals” is now everywhere too: in news … Continue reading How PFAS were cleverly rebranded as ‘forever chemicals’
By alex brown October 05, 2022 “Forever chemicals” are everywhere. The thousands of chemicals in the group known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are found in cookware, packaging, cosmetics, clothing, carpet, electronics, firefighting foam, and many other products. The chemicals, which do not naturally break down, are so widespread that they’re found … Continue reading ‘It’s the government’s job to protect people’: States are finally starting to ban ‘forever chemicals’
