Tag Archive for "PFAS" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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April 29, 2024

After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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April 19, 2024

Earth Day Is a Day to Celebrate the Environmental Progress We’ve Made in Recent Years

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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August 22, 2023

EPA’s New PFAS Definition Will Make it Harder to Protect the Public

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

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August 8, 2022

American Chemistry Council Uses Disinformation to Target PFAS Safeguards

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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August 4, 2022

Baby Steps Toward Curbing Pollution from Forever Chemicals

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 19, 2021

EPA Plans to Take Bold Action on PFAS. Will it Be Enough?

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

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January 15, 2021

5 (Recent) Actions That Epitomize Andrew Wheeler’s Caustic Chemical Safety Legacy

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

Firefighters waist-deep in PFAS-containing foam

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January 6, 2021

New Year, New EPA: How the Biden Administration Can Catalyze PFAS Action in 2021

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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December 3, 2020

What Lessons Should We Learn from the PFAS Crisis?

UCS Science Network

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February 24, 2020

EPA Might Finally Regulate PFAS But the Process Matters

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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February 3, 2020

Raw Sewage and Forever Chemicals: The Trump Administration’s Growing Waterworld Debacle

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

US Air Force

December 10, 2019

Congress Misses the Mark on PFAS in the NDAA

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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November 19, 2019

DuPont’s Worst Nightmare: “Dark Waters” Speaks the Truth About PFAS Science

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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October 30, 2019

PFAS Contamination Is an Equity Issue, and President Trump’s EPA Is Failing to Fix It

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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September 30, 2019

Science Workshop on PFAS Highlights the Need for Government Action

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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September 10, 2019

Here’s What Congress Should Ask When Industry Tries to Spread PFAS Disinformation Today

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

July 26, 2019

Why the PFAS Industry Should Ditch the Disinformation Playbook and “Do the Right Thing”

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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July 11, 2019

PFAS Amendments Form a Blueprint for Remedying National Toxic Threat

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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June 10, 2019

Under Our Noses: PFAS Contamination in Southern Colorado

UCS Science Network

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June 4, 2019

Put Them In, Coach: Why Sidelining the EPA’s Science Advisory Board Is a Disservice to Us All

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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May 20, 2019

If 3M Really Cares About the PFAS Science, Here’s How They Should Move Forward

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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March 27, 2019

How the Chemical Industry Deployed the Disinformation Playbook on PFAS

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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February 14, 2019

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Wheeler Claims Action on PFAS, How Much Is True?

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

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February 1, 2019

EPA’s Administrator Must Be Serious About Protecting Us From PFAS. Wheeler Is Not.

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis