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Bad Chemistry

Articles by Sharon Lerner on the global contamination crisis surrounding toxic industrial chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, and GenX. The U.S. has refused to regulate the chemicals in this class, known as PFAS, despite the fact that they persist indefinitely in the environment and have been linked to cancer and many other illnesses.

PFAS Chemical Associated With Severe Covid-19

Sharon Lerner – December 7 2020

A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of a compound called PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.

Toxic PFAS Chemicals Discovered in Hundreds of Products

Sharon Lerner – December 2 2020

Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.

Contaminants in New Jersey Soil and Water Are Toxic, Documents Reveal

Sharon Lerner – November 25 2020

Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”

Solvay Withholds Data About Toxic PFAS Pollution in New Jersey

Sharon Lerner – November 17 2020

New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.

Biden EPA Transition Team Member Helped DuPont Dodge Responsibility for PFOA

Sharon Lerner – November 11 2020

Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of the toxic PFAS chemical PFOA.

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