The latest research on PFAS contamination brings more alarming news; we must send an urgent message to Congress and the EPA. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE A new study has shown toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that permeate our air, water, soil, and food are absorbed through our skin at dangerously high levels. Other recent findings have […]
Help us force the government to take urgent action given the extreme risk to our health posed by ‘forever chemicals.’ Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often termed “forever chemicals,” have emerged as a massive public health concern due to their persistence in the […]
The EPA has issued a final regulation limiting six PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water. This shows our advocacy is working—let’s keep up the pressure! Action Alert! THE TOPLINE The EPA’s new drinking water standards are similar to the proposal issued last year. Now that the rule is final, public water systems will be required […]
The FDA has announced that certain food packaging containing PFAS “forever” chemicals will no longer be sold in the US. This is a good step, but we need the agency to do more. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE This is a major victory for ANH-USA members and other stakeholder who have been holding the government’s feet […]
State legislators and the wider public are starting to wake up to the dangers of PFAS “forever” chemical contamination, but the industries responsible for this pollution will not give up without a fight. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE As the federal government continues to take painfully small steps to rein in the extensive PFAS contamination that […]
The EPA released a progress report on its efforts to tackle the widespread contamination of our world with dangerous PFAS “forever” chemicals. While there have been positive steps, the overall impression left by this report is that we need to do much, much more to protect our health. Action Alert! PFAS “forever” chemicals are a […]
In trying to address pollutants in biosolids that are spread over millions of acres of farmland, the EPA and its advisors seem unprepared to recognize the scale of the threat posed by PFAS contamination. Action Alert! By now, many of us are aware of the crisis of per- and polyfluorinated substances (or PFAS) “forever” chemical […]
From ANH-International ‘Forever chemicals’, known chemically as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, are not just persistent and hazardous to life, they are also all-pervasive. From our food, water, soil, rain to the paper straws we use and the blood of our children, PFAS are everywhere. The negative, diverse and insidious effects of PFAS on health are the subject of […]
There are more than a dozen federal bills dealing with PFAS “forever chemical” contamination, but none meaningfully address the real problems with these chemicals or protect public health. We need to demand more. Action Alert! As we’ve detailed in our pilot study which received national and international media attention, our world and our bodies are […]
Not only are we finding new sources of PFAS contamination and exposure, we’re learning more about the negative health effects of these ubiquitous so-called “forever chemicals.” The government and its agencies need to wake up and ban these chemicals outright – before it’s too late. Action Alert! Recently, ANH-USA released the results of our own […]