Sep 27 Energy & Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Ohio will begin testing some public and private water systems for the presence of toxic nonstick, fluorinated chemicals, broadly called PFAS. In a press release issued Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state’s environmental and public health agencies will analyze drinking water systems located near places with known contamination. That includes near firefighting training […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 27 Energy & Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Brittany Patterson
Sep 11 Energy & Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Chemical Company Executives On PFAS Contamination Executives from three major chemical companies — DuPont de Nemours, Inc., The Chemours Company and The 3M Company — testified for the first time to Congress about widespread contamination from the group of nonstick, fluorinated chemicals broadly called PFAS. The so-called “forever chemicals” persist in the environment, are linked to ill health effects, and have […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 11 Energy & Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Chemical Company Executives On PFAS Contamination Brittany Patterson
Jun 20 Energy & Environment Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8 The Trump administration today released a politically charged study on the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, including the compound known as C8, which has been detected in some water systems in the Ohio Valley. The draft report, released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), finds these fluorinated chemicals, […] By Brittany Patterson Jun 20 Energy & Environment Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8 Brittany Patterson
Feb 13 Energy & Environment DuPont Offers $670M Settlement For “Teflon” Chemical Contamination Of Water The chemical giant DuPont made an offer Monday to pay more than half-a-billion dollars to settle water contamination lawsuits pending in federal court. 3,550 plaintiffs from the mid-Ohio Valley filed suit claiming contaminated drinking water led to diseases linked to chemical exposure. The chemical they were exposed to is known as C-8, or PFOA, and […] By Glynis Board Feb 13 Energy & Environment DuPont Offers $670M Settlement For “Teflon” Chemical Contamination Of Water Glynis Board