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Produce in home gardens near PFAS plant in US contain dangerous levels of chemicals

Research provides more evidence that food is a potentially overlooked exposure route to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

The Guardian - US

Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims

Complaint says Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie Dark Waters continues to pollute West Virginia river

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Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions

North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants

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Air and rain samples in Detroit show high levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’

Compound used in refrigeration and air conditioning accumulates at much higher levels that other chemicals

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US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water

EPA takes action for first time in 27 years against ‘forever chemicals’ feared to be contaminating water for over 200 million

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Asian Shares Mostly Higher In Quiet Good Friday Trading

Asian shares rise on Good Friday, U.S. markets closed. U.S. stocks hit records, oil prices surge on economic optimism.

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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The Independent UK

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

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

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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’

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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’

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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.

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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

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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 Guardian - US

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

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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

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

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

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

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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?

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