The Latest On: PFAS
Most PFAS Get Approved Through Loopholes. Advocates are Pushing to Change This.
Landfills are leaking PFAS 'forever chemicals' in 41 Minnesota counties
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: "There is this kind of circular nature of this contamination. There's very little that we have discovered to effectively manage the PFAS-contaminated waste that we are surrounded by."
Biden's presidency could mean action on toxic "forever chemicals"
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: "The EPA has broad authority under the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act and other laws to aggressively regulate PFAS, and it will be important for this administration to bring all of that authority to bear on this problem."
Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals’
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “There’s a definite disproportionate and disparate impact of PFAS exposure in some communities.”
Minnesota’s $850 million settlement plans to address 3M ‘forever chemicals’ hit resistance in east metro
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: "It's a logistical nightmare."
White House intervened to weaken EPA guidance on 'forever chemicals'
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: "It appears that OMB aggressively edited the guidance document to make it less protective of human health and the environment and to minimize the scope of a rule that’s intended to protect people from a very toxic class of chemicals."
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Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “There has been relatively little attention paid to, how can we safely dispose of the PFAS that already surround us?”