A Nevada state court handed down a monumental verdict in a case involving alleged contamination of an “alkaline water” health drink, with a jury awarding $5 billion in punitive damages. This decision follows a series of...more
11/12/2024
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to adjudicate complaints regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) asbestos ban, a significant regulation that holds the potential to influence the...more
In the realm of environmental science and sustainability, researchers in Maine are pioneering efforts to combat the pervasive presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by investigating alternative materials...more
On February 8, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changing the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to include nine per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of hazardous...more
Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) automatically expanded the list of chemicals covered under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) via inclusion of seven additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more
Recently, the US Department of Defense (DOD) added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List (QPL). This new Synthetic Fluorine-Free Foam (SFFF) is the first of its kind to be added to DOD’s QPL, and...more
If you escape for a leisurely weekend of fishing at New Hampshire lakes this summer, you might be able to call yourself a “citizen scientist” if you donate your of your catch to science. Dartmouth College researchers are...more
On December 5, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that would affect industries required to report the use of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory...more
In June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new lifetime health advisories (LHAs) for per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS). PFAS are a type of man-made chemicals found in many industrial...more
California has just added per- and poly-fluoralkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals requiring consumer warnings under Proposition 65, meaning that state residents can soon expect to see the words “cancer” and...more
7/13/2022
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