News & Insights: PFAS

State Environmental Health Advocates Urge US EPA to Support State Action on Highly Fluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water  “PFAS Summit” Must be More than Talk  (Washington, DC) – A national coalition of state environmental health advocates is calling on state and federal officials to take swift action to protect Americans’ health from highly fluorinated chemicals or PFASs. […]

April 6th is "National Teflon Day," designated to celebrate the invention. But the chemicals in Teflon have made water undrinkable, bodies sick, and environment polluted. It's time that we stopped using these toxics—and held companies responsible for the damage that they've caused.

Bans on Nonstick PFASs, Toxic Flame Retardants Top Issues as States Work to Fill Chemical Protection Gaps  (Portland, OR) – State legislatures across the country are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals in an effort to fill gaps in chemical protections due to inaction by the US EPA, according to an analysis […]

States are once again asserting their authority to address health hazards from chemicals in everyday products by introducing policies in at least 21 state legislatures.