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March 28, 2025 at 6:00 am
By Amanda Zhou
Seattle Times staff reporter
For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a “potential breakthrough” in how to save them.
February 25, 2025
Beth Greenfield
Link to full Fortune article:
https://fortune.com/well/2025/02/26/drinking-water-hazardous-chemicals
Between the ongoing controversy around fluoridated water and the recent discovery of a chemical in our water systems that may or may not be toxic, the safety of American drinking water is murky, to say the least.
Continue reading “The truth about American drinking water: Report shows widespread presence of hazardous chemicals”By Andy Walgamott
Northwest Sportsman
February 4, 2025
A bipartisan group of Washington legislators has filed a bill in Olympia asking Congress and the Trump Administration to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow lethal removals of sea lions and harbor seals and other actions in more of the state to save ESA-listed Chinook and other salmon populations.
The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”
The author reviewed thousands of pages of decades-old documents to report this article.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Dec. 27, 2024
In early 2000, scientists at 3M, the chemicals giant, made a startling discovery: High levels of PFAS, the virtually indestructible “forever chemicals” used in nonstick pans, stain-resistant carpets and many other products were turning up in the nation’s sewage.
Continue reading “The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago.”By Camila Domonoske, Jessica Yung, Rebecca Ramirez
November 20, 2024
For decades, Coho salmon were turning up dead in urban streams the Pacific Northwest. The salmon would stop swimming straight, and then die before they had a chance to spawn. Researchers worried that unless they figured out the cause, the species would eventually go extinct.
Continue reading “Why are so many Coho salmon dying? The answer might be in your tires”by Cathy Hamilton-Wissmer
November 1, 2024
In May 2024, our Safer Products for Washington team identified a new set of toxic chemicals in everyday consumer products. That’s important because it gives us an opportunity to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals and prevent their release into the environment. We want your feedback on the products we’ve identified as significant sources of these toxic chemicals.
Continue reading “From tires to nail polish, we’re studying a new round of consumer products with toxic chemicals”Ecology
October 29, 2024
In both the 2022 Supplemental Operating and 2023 Operating budgets, the Washington State Legislature provided funds to Ecology to work on issues related to 6PPD. As part of this work, the Legislature requested that Ecology provide a progress report on the Action Plan and Alternatives Assessment by December 31, 2024.
Continue reading “6PPD Action Plan and Alternatives Assessment – Progress Report and Recommendations”As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to safeguard the environment from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the agency uses its Clean Water Act authorities to develop recommended water quality criteria and informational benchmarks to help states and authorized Tribes protect aquatic ecosystems from several PFAS.
Environmental Protection Agency
October 1, 2024
This new Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) document provides information about 6PPD and 6PPDQ that can help inform future policies and regulations. The guide provides:
Read the report:
https://6ppd.itrcweb.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
September, 2024
City of Edmonds
September, 2024
Posted: September 21, 2024
Provide early input on Ecology’s preliminary draft rule
Cathy Hamilton-Wissmer
Sep 18, 2024
https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/september-2024/new-rule-will-reduce-pfas-exposure
CNN —
There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s health.
These PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down in the environment — have been used in consumer products since the 1950s.
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Mon September 9, 2024
Link to article and video:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/health/pfas-explainer-wellness/index.html?cid=ios_app
Posted: August 15, 2024
