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Tag: PFAS

Posted inRegion

3M to end manufacture and use of ‘forever chemicals’ by 2025

by Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune and Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune December 21, 2022January 23, 2023

3M will also “work to discontinue use of PFAS across our product portfolio” by 2025.

Posted inEnvironment, Region

High concentrations of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ found in Midwestern rivers, report shows

by Eva Tesfaye November 22, 2022November 22, 2022
Posted inNational

EPA proposes designating two PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under Superfund law

by Enrique Saenz, Indiana Environmental Reporter August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Posted inHealth

Watchdog group finds toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in popular flea and tick collars

by Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest June 2, 2021June 3, 2021
Posted inEnvironment

‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

by John McCracken, for the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 29, 2021May 7, 2021
Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Forever chemicals; change in the calorie count of nuts; Walmart’s meatpacking; the Salton Sea and food stamps

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reportiing January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

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