McClellan, Kiggins lead push for PFAS provisions in defense legislation
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Two Virginia Congresswomen led 11 members in calling on Congress to include provisions to protect servicemembers from toxic PFAS chemicals.
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Virginia groups urge DEQ to stop PFAS pollution at its source in Danville
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A Danville wastewater treatment plant is releasing high concentrations of forever chemicals into the Dan River, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality isn’t doing anything about it.
RWSA finds PFAS in wastewater discharged from Scottsville plant into James River
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of dangerous contaminants commonly known as “forever chemicals.”
Lawmakers push for swift finalization of proposed standard for PFAS in drinking water
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The SEEC sent a letter to the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to finalize a water standard.
EPA directs company to stop producing harmful PFAS in the production of plastic containers
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The EPA announced orders Friday to direct Inhance Technologies LLC not to produce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Potential turning point: New legislation seeks to eliminate PFAS from firefighter equipment
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In 2018, fire departments in Virginia responded to an average of 2,333 incidents per day. The fire departments in Augusta County respond to over 20,000 calls every year from 19 fire stations.
McClellan, colleagues call on EPA to address PFAS toxicity of fluorinated plastics
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A bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers is calling on the EPA to increase transparency regarding consideration of PFAS toxicity in plastics.
Polluters exploiting loophole to evade PFAS reporting requirements
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Congressional action was taken in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to list certain PFAS on the Toxics Release Inventory, but a loophole has enabled polluters to release dangerous PFAS chemicals and skirt reporting mandates.
Elevated PFAS levels found in Chickahominy River watershed
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has received information from Newport News Waterworks regarding results from a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – also known as “PFAS” – sampling of source water in the Chickahominy River watershed.
What are PFASs, and why should I be concerned about them?
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PFASs—short for perfluoroalkyl substances—are synthetic chemicals of various formulations (including PFCs, PFOA, PFOS and GenX, among others) that are used widely in various products for moisture and stain resistance.
