U.S. Lawmakers Introduce PFAS Bill to Help Farmers Clean Up and Monitor Contaminated Fields
In extreme cases, the PFAS bill would also help farmers relocate from land that is too contaminated to be usable farmland.
In extreme cases, the PFAS bill would also help farmers relocate from land that is too contaminated to be usable farmland.
For-profit nursing homes engaged in cost-cutting measures which left them understaffed and left workers and residents exposed to COVID-19, lawmakers found.
During COVID-19, Nursing home understaffing was a key factor in problems nationwide, but facilities also forced sick staff to work, failed to provide them with protective equipment and threatened their jobs, all putting residents at risk.
Lawmakers say they have received no update on the talcum powder asbestos criminal marketing probe since its launch in 2019.
The "Honoring Our PACT" Act passed with bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress and is now heading to President Biden's desk, opening a two year window for military veterans, family members and others exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune to pursue lawsuits and obtain compensation for injuries.
GOP Senators say they oppose unrelated spending in broader Veterans toxic substance exposure legsilation that includes Camp Lejeune water contamination bill.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of legislation which will prevent statute of limitations from barring Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits and provide health care benefits for burn pit and other toxic exposures
Once the Camp Lejeune Justice Act is signed into law, former service members and family members injured by toxic water at the base will only have two years to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government.
The bill allows Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits to be filed against U.S. Government, and provides benefits for burn pits and other toxic exposures
Manufacturer has refused to recall Seresto pet collars, despite deaths and poisoning injuries among animals and humans handling the flea and tick collars