Maine hunters are urged to avoid eating deer and turkey from certain regions after testing revealed harmful levels of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in wildlife meat. The Associated Press ehn.org/pfas-in-wild-g…

The next PFAS frontier: the ultra-short chains like TFA ... and the Achilles heel of the next generation of fluorinated gases, the hydroolefins (HFOs), which break down into TFA

Safer substitute to key fluoropolymer - ultra high molecular weight polyethylene: „Mitsui Chemicals offers a substitute for PTFE sustainableplastics.com/news/mitsui-ch… via Sustainable Plastics” #PFAS #teflon

EPA approves new #PFAS chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing while communities continue to be plagued by #PFAS pollution from chipmakers ... theguardian.com/us-news/2024/d… CHIPS Communities United Earthjustice Safer States @chemsec Tom Perkins PFAS Project Lab

This is a major victory for environmental justice & plastic pollution prevention! Ascension Parish already has too much chemical industry pollution, ranking #1 in toxic air emissions, with chemical accidents that kill & injure workers. Beyond Petrochemicals lailluminator.com/briefs/mitsubi…

Happy New Year! 🎉 Several new state policies targeting #PFAS "forever chemicals" took effect on January 1, 2025. These restrictions span 14 product categories in 10 states, marking a huge win for public health & safer products. Read here: saferstates.org/insights/state…

Mitsubishi walks away from $1.3 billion chemical plant planned for Louisiana BY: GREG LAROSE - JANUARY 8, 2025 7:08 PM The company behind a $1.3 billion petrochemical plant planned for Ascension Parish has chosen not to follow through with the project, citing a drop in demand

Top scientists document our broken safety system for manufactured chemicals. Call for robust health data to ensure safety in order for existing or new chemicals to stay or enter commerce. In other words, "no data, no market!" Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH IPEN: toxics-free theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

No data, no market. Boom, nailed it

“The evidence is so overwhelming and the effects of manufactured chemicals are so disruptive for children, that inaction is no longer an option,” said Daniele Mandrioli of Istituto Ramazzini. The Guardian Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) NEJM U.S. EPA UN Environment Programme thenewlede.org/2025/01/scient…

Leave it in the ground: "A new peer-reviewed study on the health impacts of pollution from Alberta's oil and gas sector has found the odds of having negative respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes increase by nine to 21 per cent" cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

⚠️#PFAS are ubiquitous to our environment and a new #ForeverLobbying Project has estimated they will cost billions to clean up   🚫CHEM Trust calls on the UK Government to act now to #BanPFAS   Read more here: buff.ly/40imRLz Find the project here: buff.ly/3Z6DNCq

Excellent article by Sierra Club highlighting the dangers of #PVC plastic, from production to use, and how it impacts both frontline environmental justice communities and everyday consumers.

After decades of delay, the FDA is banning Red Dye No. 3 in food & ingested drugs by 2027—finally addressing its cancer risks linked in studies since the 80s. Advocates call it overdue, but critical for consumer safety. EWG Food & Water Watch Center for Science in the Public Interest thenewlede.org/2025/01/fda-an…

Almost 100 million people in the US may be exposed to unregulated industrial chemicals in their drinking water, with communities of color especially at risk, according to a new analysis thenewlede.org/2025/01/millio… The New Lede

An article in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the proliferation of synthetic chemicals—estimated at 350,000 globally—has significantly contributed to rising rates of childhood cancers, asthma, and other diseases over the past 50 years. publichealthwatch.org/2025/01/08/we-…

After careful consideration, I have decided to vote against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. While I appreciate his courageous military service and his ongoing commitment to our servicemembers and their families, I am concerned that he does not have the

The European chemical industry is in dire straits. Several major firms are on the verge of closing plants in the face of weak demand, persistently high natural gas prices, and a looming trade war. cen.acs.org/business/Europ… .

Eight protesters, including Fenceline Watch founder & director Yvette Arellano were arrested while peacefully protesting outside of #CERAWeek the largest global oil, gas, & petrochemical conference w/ 200 countries & dozens of fossil fuel CEO's. #CERAWeek2025 #ConfrontingCeraWeek

Toxic takeout? Plastic foam food containers could be putting your health at risk. Learn more in Oceana’s new report: oceana.ly/4llUntZ #PlasticFreeSeas #PlasticFoamNeedsToGo