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ABC Feeds Oct 10

Landowner says PFAS contamination knocked $400,000 off property value
By Aaron Kelly

Christine Stasch was planning to sell her family farm and retire further north. Now, she is fighting for compensation after discovering PFAS contamination on her property.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/pfas-contamination-rockhampton-airport-concerns-for-properties/105830932

#ChemicalIndustry #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalManagement #Health #Water #LivestockHealthandWelfare #FoodSafety #AaronKelly

Federal government investigates PFAS spread in Rockhampton amid concern for property prices

Christine Stasch was planning to sell her family farm and retire further north. Now, she is fighting for compensation after discovering PFAS contamination on her property.

ABC News

usbs-usa Oct 9

#ManUTD boss says #ChemicalIndustry in decline
https://news.sky.com/story/man-utd-and-chemicals-boss-warns-of-moment-of-reckoning-for-his-industry-13447116

Man Utd and chemicals boss warns of 'moment of reckoning' for his industry

European policy makers have been called on to be "more reactive" on tariffs as goods from countries with lower costs compete with goods from the continent.

Sky

wallabykoffing at KillBait Oct 7

Ineos to Cut 60 Jobs at Hull Plant Due to High Energy Costs and Cheap Imports

Ineos Acetyls, a UK-based petrochemical company, has announced plans to cut 60 jobs at its Hull plant in East Yorkshire. The company attributes the decision to high energy costs in the UK and the influx of low-cost imports from China. The Hull facility produces acetic acid and other chemicals used i... [More info]

nabooru at KillBait Oct 7

Ineos warns tariffs needed to protect UK chemical jobs from cheap imports

Ineos, Europe's largest chemical producer founded by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has announced the loss of 60 skilled jobs at its Hull Acetyls factory, citing high energy costs and anti-competitive trade practices, particularly cheap imports from China. The company argues that these imports, which come with ... [More info]

Environment | The Guardian US Oct 4

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from data centers amid AI boom https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/04/pfas-pollution-data-centers-ai #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Chemicalindustry #Climatecrisis #Environment #Technology #Business #Health #Pfas

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

The Guardian

Climate crisis | The Guardian Oct 4

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

The Guardian

ABC Feeds Oct 1

River community alarm at belated warnings over 'forever chemicals'
By Micaela Hambrett

Documents sought through freedom of information laws show the extent of fish contamination in a NSW river, information an inquiry found the EPA kept from the community for eight months.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/belubula-river-community-unhappy-with-epa-response-on-pfos-pfas/105694456

#WaterPollution #EnvironmentalImpact #RegionalCommunities #Rivers #ChemicalIndustry #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalPolicy #MicaelaHambrett

NSW EPA blamed for slow contamination warning on Belubula River

Documents sought through freedom of information laws show the extent of fish contamination in a NSW river, information an inquiry found the EPA kept from the community for eight months.

ABC News