Texas is the latest state to sue PFAS manufacturers for manufacturing and selling PFAS to the public without disclosing their alleged health and environmental risks. Texas alleges that the defendant manufacturers sold their Scotchgard and Teflon products as having “remarkable benefits such as resistance to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water” and that they “profited…
The Northern District of Georgia dismissed a plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction that would have required the defendants to clean up a 9,800-acre site allegedly contaminated with PFAS. A resident of Rome, Georgia, alleged that the defendants contaminated Rome’s drinking water, which in turn caused Rome to increase the plaintiff’s water rates. The court…
This study examines the impact of elevated temperatures on PFAS leaching in municipal solid-waste landfills.December 5, 2024 | Journal of Hazardous Materials
This article evaluates the feasibility of PFAS-free alternatives for lithium-ion batteries.December 4, 2024 | Environmental Science & Technology
This study analyzes the release of volatile PFAS to the gas phase from PFAS-containing, single-use food packaging materials and from municipal solid waste during anaerobic decomposition.November 19, 2024 | Environmental Science & Technology