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PORTSMOUTH -- PFAS, a growing environmental threat, has become an opportunity for Absolute Research Associates in Portsmouth. With accreditation from the state in April 2020, ARA became the only lab in New Hampshire to offer on-site and in-state testing of environmental samples for PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that ARA president Sue Sylvester called “an emerging contaminant.” Since 2000, ARA has provided environmental testing and consulting services, including certified laborat...

Actor Mark Ruffalo: ‘Amazing’ that PFAS chemicals still aren’t regulated Updated Apr 13, 2021; Posted Apr 13, 2021 Foam coats the Kalamazoo River at the city of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (KWRP) outfall in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Nov. 8, 2020. An AFFF foam spill at the Kalamazoo Airport recently caused a spike in PFAS chemicals discharged to the river.Garret Ellison | MLive Facebook Share WASHINGTON, DC — Actor Mark Ruffalo lent some celebrity heft on Tuesday to an announcement by ...

5:39 Two members of Congress from Michigan re-introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to set national drinking water standards for two PFAS chemicals. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne says New Yorkers are watching closely. Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Republican Congressman Fred Upton authored the PFAS Action Act of 2021 to create national drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS. Upton says the legislation would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Taft partner Rob Bilott will serve as a panelist discussing, "PFAS Litigation Update," at a Mass Torts Made Perfect (MTMP) Virtual Vegas 2021 spring event on Tuesday, April 13. The panel will discuss recent developments in the AFFF MDL including the first pool of cases selected for bellwether trials. For more information or to register, click here. Dubbed by  The New York Times Magazine as...

When It Comes To Cancer, There Is No Divide National Cancer Prevention Workshop Set for Feb. 4 News provided by Share this article Share this article RYE, N.H., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Cancer Prevention Workshop typically is an event on Capitol Hill on National Cancer Prevention Day that educates students, legislators, and provides continuing education credits for physicians, nurse and public health professionals. The 2021 event will be virtual and live streamed on the Less Ca...

Share this article Share this article RYE, N.H., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Less Cancer Founder Bill Couzens today announced that the National Cancer Prevention Workshop will be online on Thursday, February 4 with programming featuring key leaders in cancer prevention, journalism, education and government. Confirmed panel moderators, speakers and roundtable conversations include: Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, author, U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Virginia Rob Bilott, attorney, author of E...

On Health Image by Katja Just from Pixabay Many millennia from now, when humans are long vanished from the Earth, intergalactic travelers visiting our planet may wonder about this world’s ancient inhabitants and their civilizations. One clue these visitors will be able to use in their investigations will be the presence of a class of manmade chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Dubbed “forever chemicals,” PFASs will likely outlast humanity. PFASs have a wide rang...

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 For the past three years, we have put forth the prediction that the PFAS litigation would evolve by expanding beyond lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers for personal injuries to lawsuits against manufacturing companies that utilize PFAS as a component of their products. This “next wave” of PFAS product liability cases would significantly impact business interests at an incredible financial magnitude and puts at risk corporate finances at levels that could...

Milestone Class Settlement in Principle Announced of Case in the AFFF MDL Litigation News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, lawyers representing individuals in the Town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, announced that they have reached an agreement in principal with Tyco Fire Products L.P., Chemguard, Inc., and ChemDesign, Inc. ("Defendants") to settle a putative class action addressing certain claims of damage arising from contamination of d...

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 WASHNGTON – Newly released test data from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency show that more than 100 public water systems in the state are contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The results, from statewide tests begun last February, show that 106 water systems had detectable levels of PFAS chemicals either in groundwater wells or drinking water. Concentrations of individual PFAS chemicals reported in tap water samples ranged from 5 ...