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• Firefighting Foam Chemicals Exposure Caused Testicular Cancer, Lawsuit Alleges

  January 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A firefighter foam lawsuit claims chemicals in widely used fire retardants caused a Washington man to develop testicular cancer.

• PFAS Contamination Of Drinking Water More Widespread Than Previously Believed: Report

  January 23, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report warns that potentially cancer-causing chemicals used in firefighting foam and other products are present in virtually all U.S. drinking water sources.

• Firefighter Lawsuit Alleges Testicular Cancer Caused By Fire-Fighting Foams

  January 21, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit claims exposure to toxic fire fighting foam resulted in a testicular cancer diagnosis.

• 3M, DuPont Knew PFAS Was Dangerous, According To Its Own Scientists: House Committee

  September 13, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Industry representatives claimed PFAS exposure poses no threat, despite heaps of scientific evidence to the contrary, at a House subcommittee hearing this week.

• PFAS Lawsuits Against 3M May Have Far-Reaching Effects On Chemical Industry: Report

  August 9, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  3M and other chemical companies may not realize the threat they face from firefighting foam lawsuits, which could grow to proportions similar to asbestos litigation, a federal judge warns.

• Legislation Would Ban Toxic Firefighting Foam From Use On Military Bases

  June 17, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Both chambers of Congress have put forward provisions for the next Defense bill which would ban the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals by the military.

• CDC To Launch New Study Into Fire-Fighting Foam Chemical Contamination Of Drinking Water

  April 12, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC and ATSDR are taking applications for grants for studies on the health effects of water contamination by PFAS chemicals used in fire-fighting foam.

• Fire-Fighting Foam Lawsuits Consolidated For Pretrial Proceedings In North Carolina

  December 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered the consolidation of most fire-fighting foam lawsuits claiming that the chemical fire retardants contaminated drinking water supplies.

• JPML To Hear Oral Arguments Over Fire-Fighting Foam Lawsuit Consolidation

  October 23, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has agreed to hear oral arguments over whether lawsuits over claims of water contaminatin by aqueous film-forming foam, used for years by the military to fight fires, should be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuits Alleges Firefighting Foam Tainted Water Supply

  June 21, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Residents in Southampton have filed a class action lawsuit against 3M, saying that its military firefighting foam has contaminated local drinking water, increasing their risk of cancer.