Massive Quantities of PFAS Waste Go Unreported to EPA
Sharon Lerner
-US Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.
Bad Chemistry
Articles by Sharon Lerner on the global contamination crisis surrounding toxic industrial chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, and GenX. The U.S. has refused to regulate the chemicals in this class, known as PFAS, despite the fact that they persist indefinitely in the environment and have been linked to cancer and many other illnesses.
Chemours Claims Toxic PFAS Chemical GenX Protects the Climate
Sharon Lerner
-The DuPont spinoff claims that the transition away from fossil fuels depends on its cancer-causing PFAS chemical GenX.
New Hampshire Town Polluted With PFAS Has Elevated Cancer Rates
Sharon Lerner
-The level of PFOA in the blood of Merrimack residents was almost three times the 2015-2016 national average.
People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late
Sharon Lerner
-Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years.
Firefighters Denied Coverage by Veterans Affairs After Exposure to PFAS Firefighting Foam
Sharon Lerner
-The VA and insurers have rejected claims from firefighters despite evidence linking PFAS foam and disease.
Indoor Dust Contains PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals
Sharon Lerner
-A new study of indoor dust found PFAS and other toxics that can lead to infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
PFAS Chemical Associated With Severe Covid-19
Sharon Lerner
-A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of a compound called PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Discovered in Hundreds of Products
Sharon Lerner
-Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.
Contaminants in New Jersey Soil and Water Are Toxic, Documents Reveal
Sharon Lerner
-Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”
Solvay Withholds Data About Toxic PFAS Pollution in New Jersey
Sharon Lerner
-New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.