CLIFF NOTES AI growth is increasing demand for PFAS used in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced data-center cooling. ChemSec reports that most major PFAS producers are expanding or planning additional production. Semiconductor manufacturers say some PFAS applications currently lack practical drop-in substitutes. U.S., European and UK regulators are tightening or evaluating PFAS controls as industrial demand … Read more
CLIFF NOTES CFPUA’s PFAS lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont remains active despite North Carolina’s major settlement. CFPUA spent $43 million adding eight activated carbon filters to the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant. The utility says Chemours and DuPont should pay contamination-related costs, not CFPUA ratepayers. The Cape Fear River contamination involves GenX and other PFAS chemicals … Read more
CLIFF NOTES Researchers followed 107 mother-child pairs in the United States and Mexico. Higher early-life PFAS exposure was associated with increased intestinal inflammation markers. Exposure was measured during pregnancy, at birth or shortly after birth. Elevated fecal calprotectin does not prove that a child has inflammatory bowel disease. Reverse osmosis and other certified treatment technologies … Read more
CLIFF NOTES Seventeen environmental groups asked the EPA to reject Opteon 2P50. Chemours wants the PFAS refrigerant approved for two-phase datacenter cooling. The coalition says the company understated possible health and climate risks. Chemours says the cooling system is closed-loop and releases are low. The EPA decision could shape future chemical use across the datacenter … Read more
CLIFF NOTES: Chemours agreed to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty and spend $90 million over 15 years to reduce PFAS discharges in three states. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson called the settlement “an insult to the people of eastern North Carolina.” The settlement covers PFAS discharges tied to the Ohio River, Cape Fear … Read more