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• Cost to Clean Up Firefighter Foam Contamination At Military Bases Could Exceed $31B: Report

  May 22, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new analysis estimates it would take 50 years to clean up firefighter foam PFAS contamination at military bases nationwide due to severe underfunding.

• Kidde-Fenwal Files for Bankruptcy Over Cost of Firefighter Foam Lawsuits

  May 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Kidde-Fenwal has fired for bankruptcy, indicating it does not expect to be able to afford the cost of firefighter foam litigation.

• AFFF Injury Lawsuits To Be Selected For Second Bellwether Pool, As First Water Provider Lawsuit Set For Trial To Begin

  May 15, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered 28 municipal firefighter foam lawsuits selected for bellwether trials over claims of drinking water contamination.

• PFAS Chemicals Found in Commonly Used Pesticides, Study Finds

  May 12, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study warn of high levels of PFAS chemicals in commonly used pesticides and insecticides.

• Firefighter Turnout Gear Study Finds High Levels of PFAS Chemicals in Water Repellant Fabrics

  May 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a federal study could help reduce the amounts of PFAS chemicals in firefighter turnout gear.

• Firefighter Cancer Rates To Be Tracked Through National Registry to Analyze Increased Risks

  April 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  NIOSH has launched a National Firefighter Registry for cancer to help examine and prevent high rates of cancers among the nations firefighters.

• $54M PFAS Settlement Approved in Toxic Chemical Dumping Lawsuits Against 3M, Wolverine Worldwide

  April 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  3M and Wolverine Worldwide will pay $54 million to resolve PFAS contamination claims by hundreds of Kent County, Michigan property owners.

• Elevated Cancer Rates Among U.S. Military Pilots and Ground Crew Highlighted in New Study

  April 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A study by the Department of Defense has found higher rates of cancer among military aircrew and ground crew, raising questions about the potential causes.

• Proposed Ban on PFAS Firefighting Foam in E.U. Backed By Risk Assessment Committee

  March 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Two EU committees have signed off on a plan to ban the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam.

• Fire Fighters Lawsuit Filed Over Cancer-Causing PFAS Chemicals in Safety Gear

  March 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An international union of fire fighters says hundreds of thousands of emergency responders were exposed to cancer-causing PFAS chemicals by the group which set safety standards for their gear.