@Lesscancer

Founders National Cancer Prevention Workshop + Day U.S. House Cancer Prevnt Caucus, Next Gen. Choices Foundation 501c3 Public Charity Founded in 2004 Non Profit

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Joined November 2008
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#PFAS "Forever Chemicals in Children May Cast a Health Shadow Lasting Decades": bioengineer.org/forever-chem… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @rightlivelihood #PFOA #PFOS

Forever Chemicals in Children May Cast a Health Shadow Lasting Decades

A comprehensive review in Pediatric Research finds that early-life exposure to persistent PFAS chemicals can trigger immune, endocrine, developmental, and cancer-related harms that may last a...

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Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota all recognizing this week as "#PFAS Awareness Week": wkow.com/news/evers-recogniz… via @WKOW @Taftlaw #Foreverchemicals #PFOA #PFOS @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @rightlivelihood

Evers recognizes first PFAS Awareness Week in Wisconsin

MADISON (WKOW) -- Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are recognizing the state's first PFAS Awareness Week.

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Thanks to @NRDC and @MarkRuffalo for helping spread awareness of the new @UNHumanRights report confirming the profound threat to human rights and the environment from #PFAS all over the planet: @Taftlaw @Lesscancer @YaleSPH #PFOA #PFOS #foreverchemicals @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook
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@NRDCSep 15
A new @UN report found that toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS pose a profound threat to human rights and the environment. Actor and activist @MarkRuffalo and environmental attorney @RobertBilott have joined the call to ban all non-essential uses of PFAS to protect our planet and our health.
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@UNHumanRights Special Rapporteur issues report finding "PFAS pose a profound threat to human rights and the environment": ohchr.org/en/documents/thema… #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS #foreverchemicals @Taftlaw @rightlivelihood @Lesscancer @YaleSPH @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook @MarkRuffalo

A/HRC/63/27: Forever chemicals and human rights - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implica...

SummaryIn the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 54/10, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and...

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Robert Bilott
@RobertBilottAug 8
New Jersey's $2.5 billion 'forever chemicals' settlements with DuPont, 3M, others win court approval reuters.com/legal/litigation… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @rightlivelihood #PFAS #PFOA

New Jersey's $2.5 billion 'forever chemicals' settlements with DuPont, 3M, others win court approval

A federal judge on Friday approved more than $2.5 billion of ‌settlements that New Jersey reached with DuPont , Chemours , Corteva and 3M to resolve claims over pollution attributed to PFAS, also...

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@RobertBilottAug 7
"How to Poison a Planet" documentary on global #PFAS #foreverchemcials crisis now available through Good Docs: gooddocs.net/collections/new… #PFOA #PFOS @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @rightlivelihood

HOW TO POISON A PLANET

How to Poison A Planet reveals the story of how “forever chemicals” came to contaminate every corner of the globe, sparking an environmental crisis that reaches from the heart of New York City to the...

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@lemondefr : "Sweden Plans to Ban Forever Chemicals in Clothing": @Taftlaw @rightlivelihood @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS #Foreverchemicals #ExposureBook @DarkWatersMovie lemonde.fr/en/environment/ar…

Sweden plans to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Ahead of an expected EU-wide ban on PFAS, so-called 'forever chemicals' which are being restricted worldwide due to adverse health effects, Sweden announced a ban on PFAS in clothing, shoes, kitche...

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Important new study confirms elevated testicular and kidney cancers (and other cancers) in large population exposed to #PFOA: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #PFAS #foreverchemicals @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #ExposureBook
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@APNews reports: apnews.com/article/pfas-epa-… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #PFAS #PFOA #GenX #foreverchemicals @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook

US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case

The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to...

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Great to see @DarkWatersMovie on this list! fandomwire.com/best-courtroo… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #PFAS #PFOA #foreverchemicals #ExposureBook

The 10 Best Courtroom Dramas of the Last 30 Years, Ranked by Realism

Courtroom dramas offer a lot of tension and can be used for building suspense and talk about justice in a limited space, with realism.

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@cenmag reports: "Australia’s $1.4 billion PFAS lawsuit could be a global model":  cen.acs.org/policy/litigatio… via @cenmag @Taftlaw #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook

Australia’s $1.4 billion PFAS lawsuit could be a global model 

The suit against 3M is part of a growing body of PFAS litigation that places remediation responsibilities on manufacturers

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@smh reports Australian government suing 3M over #PFAS #Foreverchemicals contamination: "Federal government sues chemicals giant for $2 billion over toxic contamination": smh.com.au/national/governme… @Taftlaw #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS @DarkWatersMovie @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #ExposureBook

‘A bit of anger’: Residents frustrated by bombshell $2b lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’

The lawsuit is the largest legal claim ever brought by the Commonwealth but has blindsided communities hit with the fallout of the contamination disaster.

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@UN sounds alarm over #PFAS pollution in France: euractiv.com/news/united-nat… #PFOA #PFOS #foreverchemicals @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer

United Nations sounds the alarm over PFAS pollution in France | Rapporteur

The extent of contamination in the ‘Chemical Valley’ near Lyon is causing concerns

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Mindi Messmer@MindiMessmerMay 3
I just published Why I Earned a Doctorate in AI, and Why I Refuse to Be Afraid of It medium.com/p/why-i-earned-a-… @Lesscancer #cancerprevention #artificialintelligence #PFAS

Why I Earned a Doctorate in AI, and Why I Refuse to Be Afraid of It

This week, I graduated as a Doctor of Medical Science from Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, with a concentration…

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@BBC reports: "Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Uniforms and Frying Pans, MPs Urge": bbc.com/news/articles/ckg98q… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.

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Important public acknowledgment by @EPA that #PFOA and #PFOS health impacts are well-documented: " These contaminants are well studied, their health impacts are well understood": epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-lau… @Taftlaw #PFAS #Foreverchemicals @YaleSPH @Lesscancer

EPA Launches PFAS OUT Initiative to Help Proactively Address PFAS in Drinking Water | US EPA

EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer launched a new technical assistance initiative called PFAS Outreach—or PFAS OUT.

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New podcast: @Taftlaw #PFAS #PFOA @YaleSPH @Lesscancer @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly + Schoenberger@WalkupLawFirmMar 31
On this week’s Cause of Action podcast is Rob Bilott. Rob started as a defense attorney. But he’s gone on to bring major environmental class actions against chemical companies, & helped expose the truth about toxic "forever chemicals." Rob’s book Exposure. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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EU chemicals agency backs ban on PFAS 'forever chemicals' reuters.com/business/healthc… @Taftlaw @YaleSPH @Lesscancer #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS

EU chemicals agency backs ban on PFAS 'forever chemicals'

The European Chemicals Agency on Thursday recommended ​a broad EU-wide ban on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," with some exemptions as ‌policymakers prepare legally binding limits on substances posing...

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Robert Bilott
@RobertBilottMar 7
'Best thriller of all time' is an 'unmissable masterpiece' and streaming for free on BBC express.co.uk/entertainment/…

Best thriller of all time is an unmissable masterpiece and streaming for free

The film currently holds an impressive 95% audience score and an 89% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Taft
@TaftlawMar 2
Taft partner Rob Bilott will deliver the keynote address on PFAS at the New Jersey Environmental Health Association Conference on March 3 in Atlantic City. Learn more: bit.ly/4saWWBx
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