The U.S. Military Plans to Keep Incinerating Toxic Firefighting Foam, Despite Health Risks
The U.S. military plans to incinerate unused firefighting foam containing hazardous chemicals, even with the health and environmental risks this poses.
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.
PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds
There’s a new reason to be concerned about PFOA and PFOs, toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam.
EPA Continues to Approve Toxic PFAS Chemicals Despite Widespread Contamination
Such chemicals, like PFOA and PFOS, have been associated with cancers, hormonal disruption, obesity, and immune and reproductive problems.
Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets DuPont, Chemours, 3M, and Other Makers of PFAS Chemicals
Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood.
3M Knew About the Dangers of PFOA and PFOS Decades Ago, Internal Documents Show
Internal studies and other documents show that 3M knew by the 1970s that PFOA and PFOS were toxic and accumulating in people's blood.
DuPont’s Museum of Disastrous Chemistry Continues to Spread Its Poison
DuPont’s Chambers Works manufacturing site has been ground zero for some of the world’s most environmentally devastating commercial enterprises.
Toxic Drinking Water Becomes Top Campaign Issue for Midterm Candidates Across the U.S.
Candidates in Michigan, New Hampshire, and North Carolina have put the issue of PFAS contamination at the center of their campaigns.
House Bill Would Let Airports Stop Using Toxic Firefighting Foam
For decades, FAA policy has been to require airports to use firefighting foam that meets specifications developed by the Navy.
The EPA’s “Leadership Summit” on PFOA Pollution Will Exclude Victims and Community Groups
The EPA doesn't want to hear from people who have PFOA and other PFAS chemicals in their drinking water.
![July 25, 2017 - Cottage Grove, MN, USA - Teddy Cuellar, 4, watched his father Matt pour water from the shower into a rain barrel on the deck of their Cottage Grove home. The family waters their garden from the barrel. .... .. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com - July 25, 2017, Cottage Grove, MN, The long dry summer in Cottage Grove has lasted longer than the mayor predicted in May, when the City Council voted to shut down eight of the city's 11 wells and impose a strict watering ban on residents. The reason? Traces of decades-old 3M pollution were registering too high under new state Health Department guidelines. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3M-Minnesota-pollution-1519167696.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Lawsuit Reveals How Paid Expert Helped 3M "Command the Science" on Dangerous Chemicals
As an expert on perfluorinated chemicals, Professor John Giesy was in a position to help 3M keep damaging papers out of the scientific literature.