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3M’s Troubles Not Over

July 30, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Chemicals Leave a Comment

PFAs in our water are problem in Florida and many more places. Companies involved with them such as 3M and Chemours in Florida are now becoming targets as the nation slowly becomes more aware […]

More Settlements For PFAs Makers On the Way

June 9, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Chemicals Leave a Comment

While still awaiting specifics on regulating PFAs from state and federal agencies, the slow process of the courts are doing their part by holding some of the polluters accountable. Florida’s own Chemours has not escaped […]

Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ About to Get Their First US Limits

March 4, 2023 Federal Government Solutions, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals Leave a Comment

Our government agencies are way behind the envelop on this issue. They are already talking about the large amounts of money that will be necessary to combat it. When money is involved, especially when […]

Alarming Levels of PFAs in Norwegian Arctic Ice Pose New Risk to Wildlife

February 21, 2023 Environmental Threats, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

Even the most remote areas cannot escape the poisoning of our planet. Read the original article here in the Guardian. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once […]

The Worms May Just Be Getting Out Of The Can

January 26, 2023 Other Environmental Threats, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Manufacturers of products with PFAs chemicals may be in trouble, as a recent lawsuit against DuPont resulted in a $40 million fine for these chemicals in drinking water. This was in a federal court of […]

EWG Study: Eating One Freshwater Fish Equals a Month of Drinking ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water

January 23, 2023 Federal Government Threats, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

This article shows that, unknowingly to most of us, we are on the fast track to making our planet uninhabitable. The Florida DEP puts out a list of bodies of water and the contaminants found […]

Spurred by Regulators, 3M to Phase Out “Forever Chemicals”

December 22, 2022 SOLUTIONS, Education, Governance, Legislation, & Regulations (Solutions) 1 Comment

A small step indeed but one in the right direction. Plastics and chemicals such as these are continually found to be causing harm yet unknow to human and animal health. We continue to produce these […]

3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility

November 10, 2022 Federal Government Solutions, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals Leave a Comment

Yes, this is Illinois but the story is the same; it has been here and it could be here again. Rich corporations have long gone under the radar in conforming to regulations. In Florida […]

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