"Merrimack Moms Unite Over Lack Of Action On PFOA Contamination"
"A group of water warriors has emerged in Merrimack, claiming not enough is being done to keep residents safe from contamination."
Source: New Hampshire Union Leader, 07/17/2018
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"How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat"
"A family of chemicals — known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases — has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed."
Source: ProPublica, 07/10/2018
Suppressed Study: EPA Underestimated Dangers of Widespread Chemicals
"The CDC has quietly published a controversial review of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that indicates more people are at risk of drinking contaminated water than previously thought."
Source: ProPublica, 06/21/2018
"House Bill Would Let Airports Stop Using Toxic Firefighting Foam"
On April 27, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would free the Federal Aviation Administration from longstanding requirements that commercial airports use firefighting foam that contains the PFAS chemicals that pollute drinking water.
Source: The Intercept, 05/28/2018
"Science Proposal Muddies Reviews Of Toxic Nonstick Chemicals"
"The top career EPA official responsible for safeguarding the nation's drinking water supply couldn't say yesterday how Administrator Scott Pruitt's controversial move to restrict the types of scientific studies the agency can use might affect its efforts to protect the public from toxic nonstick chemicals."
Source: Greenwire, 05/25/2018
Rep. Kildee Asks IG To Probe EPA For Limiting Access To Chemical Summit
"Rep. Dan Kildee, who represents Flint, Mich., the site of the 2014 lead water crisis, asked the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general on Thursday to conduct an investigation into the agency’s decision to limit public access to a summit this week on dangerous chemicals that have contaminated water supplies."
Source: Washington Examiner, 05/25/2018
"EPA Bars Reporters from Toxic Chemicals Summit Again"
"EPA staff Wednesday morning barred POLITICO and reporters from at least two other publications from entering a national summit on toxic chemicals, a day after a partial media blackout at the same event brought criticism from congressional Democrats and a pledge by the White House to investigate the incident."
Source: Politico, 05/24/2018
"EPA Bars Reporters From Summit On Politically Toxic Chemicals"
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this morning announced a series of concrete steps to address health concerns associated with a class of nonstick chemicals at an event marred by mishandling of the press."
Source: Greenwire, 05/23/2018
EPA “Leadership Summit” on PFOA Will Exclude Victims, Community Groups
"Kristen Mello wasn’t invited to the Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming “National Leadership Summit” on PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS chemicals."
Source: The Intercept, 05/21/2018
"White House, EPA Headed Off Chemical Pollution Study"
"Scott Pruitt’s EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a "public relations nightmare," newly disclosed emails reveal."
Source: Politico, 05/15/2018
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