Read the full article by Ellie Borst (E&E News) “A class-action lawsuit against Coca-Cola has stumbled again in federal district court after a judge found a lack of evidence for claims that the beverage giant’s juices were misbranded as ‘all natural,’ despite containing dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals.’ The opinion, issued Monday out of the […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Elise Plunk (Louisiana Illuminator) “A new report is sounding the alarm over the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in Southeast Louisiana’s drinking water. The Southeast Louisiana Residential Water Quality Study, conducted by the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans, tested for contaminants in home tap water from seven […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Ryan J Carra et al. (National Law Review) “During a recent webinar, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced plans to propose a rule that will impose an unprecedented labeling requirements on all products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), effective January 1, 2027. The only blanket exemption would […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Sheldon Krause (9and10News) ” A recent study found PFAS chemicals in beer brewed across several states, including Michigan. The study from RTI International found that beer brewed in areas with high levels of PFAS in their municipal water supply were more likely to contain those chemicals in their final products. Chris Andrus, […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Pat Rizzuto (Bloomberg Law) “The EPA is attempting an end run around the Safe Drinking Water Act by trying to rollback drinking water limits it previously set for four PFAS, attorneys representing affected communities said in legal briefs. But the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback would correct portions of a drinking […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Adam Harrington (CBS News) “Synthetic PFAS are known as ‘forever chemicals,’ lingering in water, cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, and even our blood as they resist breaking down. They’re infamous for being hard to detect. But researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the U.S. Department […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Molly Rains (New Hampshire Bulletin) “In the greater Merrimack area, where toxic forever chemicals are concentrated throughout the soil and a long-term cleanup plan i…| The PFAS Project Lab
A baby in the womb has few defenses against industrial petrochemicals designed to kill. Unborn babies’ nascent metabolic and detox systems lack the means to neutralize toxic exposures. And the placenta, which doctors once thought protected the fetus from most harmful substances, in fact admits hundreds of toxic chemicals. That leaves the fetal brain, which […]| Inside Climate News
Read the full article by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) “Provisions in the House and Senate annual Defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of ‘forever chemicals.…| The PFAS Project Lab
By Shannon Kelleher Congress is proposing to reverse measures that protect military service members, firefighters and others from harmful PFAS chemicals.| The New Lede
Main takeaways: Sea level rise is raising risks of harmful chemical exposures in shoreline communities like Richmond, CA These risks are falling disproportionately on communities already hard hit by contamination and pollution One of those risks is increase in exposure to VOCs (volatile organic compounds), which enter buildings and can increase cancer risk The Richmond … Continue reading Rising waters and rising risks in Richmond| Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
You’re invited to join Defend Our Health and Island Press for our webinar Defend Our Health: Authors & Friends on Wednesday, July 15th, at 1 PM ET. Our second conversation will feature reporter Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention. An award-winning journalist, Marusic, shows that, collectively, we have the power to… Read more » The post Upcoming Event appeared first on Defend Our Health.| Defend Our Health
We were thrilled to be joined by author Sharon Udasin last week for a conversation on PFAS in the context of her book Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. She was joined by Adam Nordell, our farmland contamination campaign manager, who joined our organization as a PFAS-impacted farmer. If you missed the webinar or… Read more »| Defend Our Health
Our food system is riddled with plastic, which is nowhere more prevalent than in food packaging. The FDA should rein in plastics and phthalates in the packaging that touches our food. That’s why we’re urging Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy to do just that in his role as the head of the department that… Read more »| Defend Our Health
The Detox Project announced Wednesday that the first brand ever to receive their new CleanScan certification has completed its certification process successfully. GreenOnyx’s flagship fresh water…| The Detox Project
PFAS is a toxic chemical that can contaminate the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil we use to grow our crops. Stories of PFAS found in farm animals have also increased. One area of contamination you may have seen in the news recently is the toxic chemicals found in fish! How…| Defend Our Health Action
Diane Wilson is an award-winning environmental activist and author. She has won numerous awards for her work in environmentalism, but initially, this was something she never envisioned herself doing. In 1989, Diane Wilson was a shrimp boat captain at a fish house in Calhoun County, Texas, when a co-worker approached her with an article in…| Defend Our Health Action
Today, we focus our sights on Tennessee in our ongoing series highlighting PFAS contamination issues nationwide. In 2019, the company 3M admitted that it had illegally released toxic chemicals into the Tennessee River from its Decatur, AL manufacturing plant. 3M did this, although it had been barred from doing so under the US Toxic Substances…| Defend Our Health Action
As we inch closer to the fourth session of the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, it is important to understand our current relationship with plastic, how we got here, and how the Global Plastics Treaty can improve our relationship with plastic. Our dependence on plastic production from fossil fuels began in the 1960s, and for the past 65… The post How the Global Plastics Treaty Can Change Our Relationship With Plastic For The Better appeared first on Defend Our Health Action.| Defend Our Health Action
PFAS contamination via sewage sludge has impacted the lives of many farmers in Maine and across the county, so much so that a sludge crisis has ravaged multiple states. The biggest question on your mind may be, “How does this happen?.” Sewage sludge is the leftover contaminant from treating wastewater. Whenever we flush anything down… The post PFAS Action Act: Sewage Sludge Contamination appeared first on Defend Our Health Action.| Defend Our Health Action
Over the past five years, Defend Our Health has lived up to its name by consistently advocating for the right to equal access to safe food and drinking water. Defend has led the nation in effectively protecting public health and ensuring justice for people harmed by ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) for…| Defend Our Health Action
PFAS contamination is an issue that is impacting farmlands all across the nation. From Maine to New Mexico, the rise in PFAS contamination has reached a crisis level and is impacting U.S. citizens from all backgrounds of life. Today, we are focusing our sights on South Carolina. According to The State, recent testing in South…| Defend Our Health Action
