Chemicals industry accused of pre-emptive strike against incoming PFAS ban
Investigations by European NGOs and newspapers point to a concerted industry campaign to limit incoming EU restrictions on ...
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US company behind Teflon tries to block EU’s forever chemicals ban, claims NGO
Chemours is leading a push against a proposed phase-out of controversial chemicals, says Corporate Europe Observatory.
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Top pharmaceutical and IT companies threaten to quit Ireland if ban on ‘forever chemicals’ is introduced
Leading pharmaceutical and IT companies have said they will quit Ireland if a proposed ban on so-called forever chemicals is ...
PFAS scandal: Ministry under the spell of the chemical lobby
According to an investigative report, the chemical industry was supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in its defense against a ban on problematic PFAS.
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Forever chemical clean up could cost Europe €2 trillion
The Forever Lobbying Project has found that forever chemical clean-up could cost Europe’s economy €2 trillion over a 20-year ...
Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills at least eight people, WHO says
At least eight people in Tanzania have died in an outbreak of the highly lethal Marburg virus, according to global health officials. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus was ...