Most Popular Chemicals Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Chemicals Topic Page over the last year.
#1 ‘Forever Chemical’ Bans Face Hard Truth: Many Can’t Be Replaced
Oct 24 2023 // As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute for the compounds. Minnesota and Maine have passed...
#2 Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil
Mar 7 2024 // Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of the chemical linked to cancer. Acne...
#3 3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action Over Forever Chemicals
Nov 28 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other manufacturers of toxic so-called “forever chemicals” a big win in their fight against legal liability...
#4 Court Approves 3M Settlement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Public Water Systems
Apr 3 2024 // Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used...
#5 Connecticut Sues 28 Firms for Alleged Contamination by ‘Forever Chemicals’
Jan 31 2024 // The state of Connecticut is suing 28 chemical manufacturers that it alleges are responsible for “knowingly contaminating” the state’s waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS...
#6 Sierra Club Testing Finds High Levels of ‘Forever’ Chemicals in Water in NE Tennessee
Mar 1 2024 // High levels of “forever chemicals,” including poly-fluoroalkyl, or PFAS compounds, have been found in northeastern Tennessee rivers and drinking water supplies, likely from wastewater sludge that is spread on...
#7 BASF to Pay $316 million to Settle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit
May 21 2024 // German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company...
#8 EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances
Apr 22 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds...
#9 EPA Proposes Banning Cancer-Causing Chemical TCE Used in Automotive Care
Oct 26 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and...
#10 A Hidden Climate Danger Threatens Coastal Communities With Toxic Chemicals
Sep 29 2023 // A little-known climate threat lurks under our feet: rising groundwater that could release toxic chemicals from more than 132,000 contaminated sites in coastal areas of the US. In a first of its kind study, researchers...
#11 Nicotine-Like Chemicals in US Vapes May Be More Potent Than Nicotine, FDA Says
May 29 2024 // Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the...
#12 Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues 18 Manufacturers Over Forever Chemicals
Jun 10 2024 // The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater. The Portland Water District lawsuit comes as the...
#13 Firefighters Fear Toxic Chemicals in Gear Contributing to Rising Cancer Cases
Sep 19 2023 // Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a...
#14 5 Died of Exposure to Chemical in Central Illinois Crash, Preliminary Autopsies Find
Oct 4 2023 // Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies. Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said official results from the autopsies won`t be...
#15 EPA Urges Ban on Chemical Cited in ‘Civil Action’ Movie About Massachusetts City
Oct 30 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and...
#16 Several Texas Water Systems Exceed Federal Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’
Apr 16 2024 // In Texas, 49 public water utility systems have reported surpassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits for five “forever chemicals” in drinking water, according to data submitted...
#17 Top European Leaders Test Positive for Cancerous ‘Forever Chemicals’
Feb 1 2024 // Chemicals linked to severe health issues including cancer, infertility, birth defects and immune system disruptions are everywhere and no one is safe from them — not even top politicians, according to a campaign...
#18 EU Commission Eyeing Exemptions for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban, Letter Shows
May 9 2024 // The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” to protect key industries, a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. In the...
#19 Toxic Chemicals Found in Wells Near Michigan Shoe Manufacturer’s Headquarters
Nov 17 2023 // ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) – Tests show toxic chemicals in wells near the headquarters of a western Michigan shoe manufacturer, years after the company dredged and transferred river sediment from a leather-processing...
#20 Wisconsin Halts Development of Groundwater Standards for PFAS Chemicals Due to Excessive Compliance Costs
Dec 22 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday. The Department of Natural...
