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PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [247] [248] [249] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [250] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [251]
It is unknown how PFAS could accumulate to the level seen in the deer found near Clark's Marsh. All deer except the one with elevated levels at Clark's Marsh were found to have no or very low levels of PFAS chemicals. MDHHS recommended state residents not eat kidneys or livers from any deer as PFAS chemicals can accumulate in these organs. [92]
A new EU drinking water directive issued in 2020 adopted PFAS limit values. The limit values are 0.1 μg/L for the sum of 20 PFASs including PFHxS, and 0.5 μg/L for the sum of all PFASs. This directive is binding for all EU member nations. It is a minimum directive, and member states can elect to adopt stricter regulations. [19]
And in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Feb. 1 proposal to reclassify PFAS as federal hazardous waste, NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney said the State could gain better authority in ...
Bilott was also part of the legal team that settled PFAS claims by the State of Ohio against DuPont- related companies for $110 million in 2024. [13] In April 2024, the President Joseph R. Biden administration announced the first regulations for standards for PFAS in drinking water.
No more delays to PFAS cleanup, state Department of Ecology tells Spokane International Airport. Tribune. Amanda Sullender, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. March 13, 2024 at 7:05 PM.
A PFAS hotspot near the former fire training academy in Hyannis is 225 times the state standard and it's not clear how far the contamination spreads. A PFAS hotspot near the former fire training ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]