The Colorado Legislature has passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has signed, a bill that updates the PFAS Act that was adopted only two years ago.
The unusual move shows the states’ interest in dealing with the so-called Forever Chemicals.
In passing Senate Bill 24-081, Colorado’s 2024 Legislature decided the 2022
Continue Reading Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is out with a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX Chemicals), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS).
The proposed
Continue Reading National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) proposed by EPA
By Brian Ronholm
Imagine using a radar gun to detect speeding in cars, but then manipulating the radar so that it only detects speeding in cars going over 100 mph. This means any reading below 100 mph would be considered undetectable and any data results would conceal any
Continue Reading FDA’s new test results on PFAS in food tell an incomplete story
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help protect consumers from the harmful effects of a dangerous class of chemicals linked to serious health problems, according to Consumer Reports.
The new law drafted by Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Sen. Brad Hoylman bans polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called
Continue Reading New York becomes third state to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging
