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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 laboratory services, indoor air quality services, and environmental project management related to contamina...

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 Michigan Congressional delegates about the reintroduction of legislation that would force the U.S. E...

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 Agency to establish standards for the two “forever chemicals” within two years. “And what this leg...

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 "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" in an article published on Jan. 6, 2016, Bilott ha...

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 Cancer Facebook page beginning at 9 a.m. on Feb. 4. "Our bipartisan focus is on cancer prevention, n...