The Decatur County Commissioners are considering an ordinance that would make it a violation to bring in “biosolids” from ...

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The use of certain personal care products during pregnancy or lactation may be linked to increased levels of “forever ...

A Society of Plastics Engineers conference looked at the pace of change in finding alternatives to PFAS "forever chemicals" ...

Eleven states enacted laws to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in everyday consumer products or professional firefighting foam.

PFAS – or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – have been ... in food packaging, water-repellent clothing, cosmetics, sunscreen and predominantly in some types of fire-fighting foams. SA Water’s ...

The legislation includes bans on PFAS in apparel, cleaning products, cookware, and cosmetic and menstrual products. Meanwhile, lawmakers in some states also passed measures that require industries ...

Legislative momentum against PFAS has surged this year, as at least 11 states, including New Hampshire, enacted laws to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in everyday consumer products or ...

Some long-wear cosmetics — lipstick, mascara, and foundation — may contain PFAs, ‘forever chemicals’ linked to health concerns. With thin skin on lips and eyes, these substances are absorbed easily ...

PFAS is shorthand for a class of thousands of man-made chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contained in hundreds of common products, including water-repelling clothing, stain-resistant ...