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EU Reaches Agreement to Curb PFAS Pollution in Water
The European Union agreed on a new law to better control 25 PFAS chemicals in surface water and 20 in groundwater, aiming to reduce pollution and improve water quality across Europe by 2027.
EU Reaches Agreement to Curb PFAS Pollution in Water
The European Union agreed on a new law to better control 25 PFAS chemicals in surface water and 20 in groundwater, aiming to reduce pollution and improve water quality across Europe by 2027.
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24% Bias Score
Congress Moves to Weaken PFAS Protections for Service Members
The US House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) include measures that would significantly weaken hard-won health protections for service members against PFAS contamination, delaying a ban on PFAS-laden firefighting foam, slashing cleanup funding, lifting an incinera...
Congress Moves to Weaken PFAS Protections for Service Members
The US House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) include measures that would significantly weaken hard-won health protections for service members against PFAS contamination, delaying a ban on PFAS-laden firefighting foam, slashing cleanup funding, lifting an incinera...
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40% Bias Score
InfraServ Cancels Biomasse Power Plant in Gendorf Due to Economic Factors
InfraServ, the operator of the Gendorf Chemiepark, canceled plans for a biomass power plant due to decreased energy demand resulting from the departure of 3M and its subsidiary Dyneon, and rising energy costs in Germany.
InfraServ Cancels Biomasse Power Plant in Gendorf Due to Economic Factors
InfraServ, the operator of the Gendorf Chemiepark, canceled plans for a biomass power plant due to decreased energy demand resulting from the departure of 3M and its subsidiary Dyneon, and rising energy costs in Germany.
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40% Bias Score
Alarming PFAS Levels Found in Blood of Residents Near Cannon Air Force Base
A New Mexico state report reveals alarmingly high PFAS levels in the blood of residents near Cannon Air Force Base, exceeding those in unaffected areas by ten times. This contamination, stemming from military firefighting foam, poisoned at least 100 private wells and a public one, impacting roughly ...
Alarming PFAS Levels Found in Blood of Residents Near Cannon Air Force Base
A New Mexico state report reveals alarmingly high PFAS levels in the blood of residents near Cannon Air Force Base, exceeding those in unaffected areas by ten times. This contamination, stemming from military firefighting foam, poisoned at least 100 private wells and a public one, impacting roughly ...
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44% Bias Score
PFAS Contamination Found in Japanese Sewage Sludge, Raising Fertilizer Safety Concerns
A Kyoto University study detected PFAS, including PFOS, in sewage sludge at 34 Japanese wastewater treatment plants; PFOS was found in 33 locations, raising concerns about the government's plan to increase the use of this sludge as fertilizer despite potential health risks.
PFAS Contamination Found in Japanese Sewage Sludge, Raising Fertilizer Safety Concerns
A Kyoto University study detected PFAS, including PFOS, in sewage sludge at 34 Japanese wastewater treatment plants; PFOS was found in 33 locations, raising concerns about the government's plan to increase the use of this sludge as fertilizer despite potential health risks.
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40% Bias Score
3,600+ Synthetic Toxins Found in Human Bodies, Linking Chemical Exposure to Health Crisis
A new report reveals over 3,600 synthetic chemicals, including 'forever chemicals' like PFAS, are found in human bodies, linked to rising cancer rates and various health problems; researchers call for urgent policy action.
3,600+ Synthetic Toxins Found in Human Bodies, Linking Chemical Exposure to Health Crisis
A new report reveals over 3,600 synthetic chemicals, including 'forever chemicals' like PFAS, are found in human bodies, linked to rising cancer rates and various health problems; researchers call for urgent policy action.
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52% Bias Score
Early Exposure to Plastic Chemicals Linked to Long-Term Health Risks
A study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health reveals that early exposure to chemicals in plastics, such as phthalates, bisphenols, and PFAS, is linked to significant health risks extending into adulthood, affecting various organ systems and potentially causing IQ loss, hormone disruptio...
Early Exposure to Plastic Chemicals Linked to Long-Term Health Risks
A study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health reveals that early exposure to chemicals in plastics, such as phthalates, bisphenols, and PFAS, is linked to significant health risks extending into adulthood, affecting various organ systems and potentially causing IQ loss, hormone disruptio...
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52% Bias Score
PFAS Contamination in North Bay, Canada: A Decade-Long Remediation
North Bay, Ontario's drinking water is contaminated with PFAS, exceeding federal guidelines but below provincial limits, due to decades of military firefighting foam use; a 10-year remediation project is underway, but residents face uncertainty about their water safety.
PFAS Contamination in North Bay, Canada: A Decade-Long Remediation
North Bay, Ontario's drinking water is contaminated with PFAS, exceeding federal guidelines but below provincial limits, due to decades of military firefighting foam use; a 10-year remediation project is underway, but residents face uncertainty about their water safety.
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24% Bias Score
Chemical Industry Lobbying Weakens UK's Proposed PFAS Ban
Chemical firms are lobbying UK MPs to oppose a comprehensive ban on "forever chemicals" (PFAS), echoing tactics used by the tobacco industry, despite scientific evidence linking PFAS exposure to serious illnesses and substantial societal costs.
Chemical Industry Lobbying Weakens UK's Proposed PFAS Ban
Chemical firms are lobbying UK MPs to oppose a comprehensive ban on "forever chemicals" (PFAS), echoing tactics used by the tobacco industry, despite scientific evidence linking PFAS exposure to serious illnesses and substantial societal costs.
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60% Bias Score
PFAS Contamination Found in German Firefighting Foam
PFAS-containing extinguishing foam was used at a fire in Neustadt an der Donau, Germany in January 2024; while its use is being phased out for public fire departments by April 10, 2026, exceptions exist for industrial and aviation uses until October 10, 2029, highlighting the ongoing environmental a...
PFAS Contamination Found in German Firefighting Foam
PFAS-containing extinguishing foam was used at a fire in Neustadt an der Donau, Germany in January 2024; while its use is being phased out for public fire departments by April 10, 2026, exceptions exist for industrial and aviation uses until October 10, 2029, highlighting the ongoing environmental a...
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32% Bias Score
Emerging Technologies Offer Hope for Destroying 'Forever Chemicals'
Clean-tech companies are developing and testing technologies to destroy PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," driven by legal risks and tightening regulations, with electrochemical oxidation and supercritical water oxidation showing promise but requiring further study of byproducts and scalabilit...
Emerging Technologies Offer Hope for Destroying 'Forever Chemicals'
Clean-tech companies are developing and testing technologies to destroy PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," driven by legal risks and tightening regulations, with electrochemical oxidation and supercritical water oxidation showing promise but requiring further study of byproducts and scalabilit...
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56% Bias Score
NSW Health Report Finds No Clinical Benefit to PFAS Blood Testing
A NSW Health report concludes that blood tests for PFAS offer no clinical benefit, contradicting US guidance, while a community group is pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the government and Sydney Water over PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains water supply, with blood test levels two to t...
NSW Health Report Finds No Clinical Benefit to PFAS Blood Testing
A NSW Health report concludes that blood tests for PFAS offer no clinical benefit, contradicting US guidance, while a community group is pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the government and Sydney Water over PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains water supply, with blood test levels two to t...
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44% Bias Score
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