EDCs in the News

Maryland and South Carolina will have to press their cases for PFAS damages against 3M Co. in federal court, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their petition to have the lawsuits returned to their respective state courts.

California is failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of child farmworkers.

Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement of Roundup litigation received preliminary approval from a Missouri court on Wednesday, rejecting opposition from a group of lawyers representing roughly 20,000 plaintiffs who claim they developed cancer from using the company’s herbicide products.

Even this vital, tightly regulated first food doesn’t always escape the effects of environmental pollution or process contamination.

Environmental changes mean that Gore-Tex and its peers have a new composition, but rain jackets still do their job.

Plastic Inc. author Beth Gardiner on how plastics became central to fossil-fuel profits—and how new laws could cut the flow at the source.

Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June.

The order comes as Bayer proposes a settlement for thousands of Roundup lawsuits and all branches of government consider pesticide maker liability. These actions are part of a larger political brawl over pesticide warnings and manufacturers’ liability, as members of the US Congress seek to shield manufacturers through legislation and the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a related case.

Dayton is seeking reimbursement for the costs to remediate PFAS contamination in its drinking water.

At least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration, a new investigation found.

After multiple debates and meetings between stakeholders, a compromise has been reached on how Virginia can begin to monitor the presence of “forever chemicals” in biosolids.

Is it okay to store food in plastic bags in your freezer? Which foods have a lot of microplastics?

Researchers have identified a “sex specific effect” for chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system, the critical network that regulates growth, metabolism, mood and reproduction.

Even small amounts of PFAS can be toxic, and larger levels have been linked with an array of negative health effects, including cancer, liver and kidney disease, and birth defects.

More than 70% of American adults are very or somewhat concerned about exposure to toxic chemicals in their food and drinking water, according to a new survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Public concern is so intense that 5 out of 6 adults in the United States said they wanted the federal government and industry to do more to protect them.

Casey Means, Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, faced senators’ questions about her stance on vaccines, pesticides and RFK Jr.’s agenda.

A group of 14 law firms representing nearly 20,000 plaintiffs is seeking to intervene in Bayer’s proposed class action settlement of Roundup litigation, citing concerns that the settlement deal will not be fair to cancer victims.

A new study has warned that liquid crystal monomers from electronic devices are accumulating in the organs of endangered marine species.

There’s evidence that dental products can shed microplastics. Experts break down the potential risks.

Belgians living near a 3M plant called for justice at the opening of a trial against the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called forever chemicals.