EPA Accused of Misleading Public on Toxic Chemical

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against EPA on PFOA Fluorination Process

On December 11, 2024, the U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking a TSCA Section 6 rule to ban PFOA production during Inhance Technologies' fluorination proc

“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

Green Group Says EPA Posts Misleading PFAS Information

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Wednesday said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is misleading the public about the risks of exposure to forever chemicals, and is demanding the EPA correct information on its website.

EPA accused of misleading public about ongoing production of harmful PFAS

Federal regulators are falsely claiming that production of a dangerous PFAS chemical has been phased out in the US, according to a complaint filed this week by an environmental watchdog group alleging the statement is untrue since the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consistently finds the chemical and other PFAS in fluorinated plastic containers. The complaint, filed October 29 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)…

Environmental group cites Inhance containers in challenge to EPA PFAS claims

An environmental group is challenging what it says are EPA claims of progress on PFAS chemicals, pointing to the continued use of fluorinated coating for plastic containers.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

The report was completed in mid-April, scientists familiar with the document told ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.