📰 France’s Ban on Forever Chemicals Sets New Standard for Consumer Safety
🗒 Since January 1, 2026, manufacturers and importers cannot sell textiles, cosmetics, footwear, waxes, or waterproofing products in France that contain PFAS above specific limits.
#france #foreverchemicals #pfas #health #goodnews #happynews
#PFAS have been contaminating workers & communities for many decades. But still the producers & industry users fight back against proposals to restrict #foreverchemicals
The #ForeverLobbying Project mapped this battle; so have we in our 2025 report:
https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a ground-breaking journalistic investigation.
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a ground-breaking journalistic investigation.
#JuniperRidge Landfill can expand, state says again after judge orders reconsideration
by Marie Weidmayer, March 23, 2026
Excerpt: "The Juniper Ridge Landfill can expand, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection decided for a second time — but a judge must sign off first.
"A new public benefit determination allows the #OldTown landfill to expand, the #ConservationLawFoundation said Monday. The foundation and #PenobscotNation sued the #MaineDEP in November 2024 over the proposed expansion.
"The department had to reconsider allowing the expansion after a judge ruled in January that the Maine DEP did not complete 'critical' fact finding during the public benefit determination. The Maine DEP decided Oct. 2, 2024, there is a public benefit to the expansion and expanding the landfill is not inconsistent with #EnvironmentalJustice.
"Penobscot County Superior Court Judge Bruce Mallonee will reconsider the application because the case is still pending, Maine DEP spokesperson David Madore said. The department can resume processing the expansion application and will have a public hearing, he said.
" 'This decision does not reflect the lived reality of our people,' Penobscot Nation Chief #KirkFrancis said. “Our voices and our knowledge of this place must be meaningfully considered when those in power make decisions that will impact our land and community.'
"The lawsuit is still pending in Penobscot County Superior Court. The foundation and Penobscot Nation are determining next steps."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8dI8S
#MainePol #CasellaWasteSystems #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #PFAS #MaineFirstNations #Pollution #ForeverChemicals
"People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood"
"Some top US lobbying firms are working both sides of the Pfas issue at the same time"
#US #USA #America #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/pfas-lobby-firms
【歐洲要消除PFAS造成的污染，至少得花4400億歐元（1兆6120億台幣）】
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-study-confirms-huge-and-growing-costs-pfas-pollution-2026-01-29_en
報告下載：https://op.europa.eu/s/AeaW
從零開始認識PFAS
https://www.taiwanwatch.org.tw/node/1522
將PFAS全面列管，可能嗎？──建立對得起環境生態與世代健康的PFAS管理政策之芻議
https://www.taiwanwatch.org.tw/node/1560
https://www.taiwanwatch.org.tw/node/1561
環保的品味：把台灣的零食包裝送去國外檢驗，發現PFAS驗出率最高的是這個東西...食品包裝含PFAS之記者會摘要
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KLLpgpjT38SvpDCD9y6kO
#PFAS #foreverchemicals #eu #EuropeanUnion #化學污染 #污染成本 #全氟多氟烷基物質 #永久化學物質 #化學產業 #有害化學物質 #化工 #環境正義 #污染者付費 #DirectorateGeneralforEnvironment #環保的品味 #看守台灣
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026
Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center.
" 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
[...]
"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/
Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLK
Related article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant
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