Paints: A Source of Volatile PFAS in Air─Potential Implications for Inhalation Exposure
This study analyzes the potential exposure to PFAS from commercial paints. November 11, 2022 | Environmental Science & Technology
California Attorney General Files Suit Against 3M Company and Other Chemical Companies for PFAS Use
The Office of Attorney General of California filed a civil complaint against 3M Company and other chemical companies, alleging that the defendant chemical companies knew or should have known that PFAS chemicals are toxic and harmful to human health and the environment and that these companies continued to produce these chemicals for use in products…
Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances in Runoff and Leaching from AFFF-Contaminated Soils: a Rainfall Simulation Study
This study evaluates the migration of PFAS via surface runoff and leaching to groundwater from AFFF-contaminated soils. November 10, 2022 | Environmental Science & Technology
City of Philadelphia Files Suit Against 3M Company and other Chemical Companies Over Alleged Statewide PFAS Pollution
The City of Philadelphia filed a civil complaint against 3M Company, DuPont, and other chemical companies alleging that the chemical defendant companies designed, manufactured, promoted, sold, used, and disposed of PFAS-rich aqueous film-forming foam in Philadelphia, despite allegedly knowing that PFAS was dangerous and toxic. November 4, 2022 | City of Phila. v. 3M Co….
North Carolina Supreme Court Requires DuPont’s Successor Companies to Address DuPont’s Potential PFAS Liabilities
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision that spinoffs of Historic E. I. du Pont de Nemours (“DuPont”), including the Chemours Company (“Chemours”) and Corteva, Inc. (“Corteva”), share in DuPont’s potential PFAS-related liabilities – despite the spinoff companies never conducting business in North Carolina, never operating the plant at issue, and never…