The Michigan Court of Appeals struck down some of the country’s most stringent standards for regulating PFAS in drinking water. 3M Company had argued that the rulemaking process behind those standards was invalid because the state failed to take certain costs into account. Specifically, 3M argued that Michigan’s Administrative Procedures Act required the state to…
This study explored the performance of a method for treating PFAS in environmental water samples. August 4, 2023 | Chemosphere
A class action suit alleges that a national children’s apparel company violated Illinois’ Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by knowingly designing, manufacturing, promoting, and selling school uniforms containing PFAS. According to the complaint, recent studies have shown varying levels of PFAS in school uniforms, including those sold by the defendant. At issue are…
This study analyzed the ability of ultrasound to degrade legacy PFAS via thermolysis. The results indicated that ultrasound efficiently degrades FTSAs and may potentially treat other classes of PFAS. July 25, 2023 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
A New York district judge dismissed a complaint brought against the federal government by four East Hampton, New York residents seeking to halt construction of the South Fork Wind Farm and the South Fork Export Cable Project, an offshore wind facility. According to the residents, the onshore trenching caused by the South Fork Export Cable…