The new film “Dark Waters” tells the story of attorney Rob Bilott’s 20-year battle with DuPont over contaminated drinking water in West Virginia from toxic chemicals used to make Teflon. The Enviro...

Advocacy groups pushing Biden for interim standard under ‘urgent threats’ authority.

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution

Since Massachusetts enacted new safety regulations last fall, more communities have found elevated levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water.

The Biden administration will move Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting chemicals that pose serious health risks to millions of Americans, and pervade everyday products such as cosmetics,...

NEWS - 'The Things We Say, the Things We Do' leads the way in the list of nominees for the 46th annual César Awards (2021), with 'Dark Waters' and '1917' also nominated.

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The following films about social impact span multiple genres and topics, and all shine a spotlight on a societal or environmental challenge that requires innovation to overcome.

The inaugural award, presented by Hill Valley, will be accepted by Participant CEO David Linde at the Nov. 18 gala at the Beverly Hilton.

There are some pretty brilliant whistleblowing films that are really worth watching. These are the very best ones that you should watch.

Experts say it's not enough.

Federal regulators plan to reign in PFAS, a class of highly toxic chemicals present in consumer products, drinking water, and our blood stream. But is it enough?

EPA News Release: EPA Advances Science to Protect the Public from PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water

Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years.

Chemicals called PFAS and PFOS – known as forever chemicals – are in the blood of virtually every person on the planet. And they will only accumulate

Eight Agencies Announce Steps, including New EPA Roadmap, to Take Comprehensive Approach to Addressing PFAS & Advancing Clean Air, Water, and Food President Biden believes every American deserves to...

Ruffalo has been nominated for three Oscars so far, and Bilott loved his performance as him in "Dark Waters:" "I thought he was fantastic."

The state wants lawmakers to designate the entire PFAS class as a 'hazardous substance' in state statute, a list that includes arsenic and lead.

Chemicals known as PFAS were, until a few years ago, commonly used in carpets, clothing, Teflon and water-resistant items — they also contaminated local…

The actor has joined representatives from both sides of the aisle to push for the PFAS Action Act of 2021, saying it must be enacted now or "the kids are going to pay and they're going to pay for the...

The same turnouts you are wearing today are so toxic that they will eventually have to be taken away by people in hazmat suits. How is this an acceptable risk?

"Dark Waters" actor lends celebrity heft to Reps. Dingell and Upton legislative announcement.

Rob Bilott's Exposure is a real-life whodunit, a page-turning courtroom drama, a David-and-Goliath story of one man against an industrial colossus and a shocking exposé of America's utterly broken...

An attorney whose firm defends chemical companies jeopardizes his career to expose a toxic waste-dumping scheme in this drama based on a true story.

These synthetic compounds are probably in your blood and possibly in your food because they permeate the water, soil, air, and food packaging.

In Stan Original documentary 'Revealed: How To Poison A Planet', formerly Safe To Drink, journalist Carrie Fellner investigates the devastating impacts of toxic chemicals and the contaminated...

Scientists are still grappling with the complex puzzle of how these toxic chemicals are moving through the environment.

Analysis of federal lobbying documents by Food and Water Watch finds industry targeted dozens of pieces of legislation

Some of your favourite products could be disappearing from the shelves in the next few years.

The chemical factory Chemours in Dordrecht is liable for the damages suffered by the municipalities around it due to pollution with carcinogenic PFAS, the Rotterdam court ruled on Wednesday in a...

Today DuPont, Chemours and Corteva announced a cost-sharing agreement worth $4 billion to settle lawsuits involving the historic use of the highly toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Settlement comes after claim companies knowingly released toxic chemicals.

3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals and aim to discontinue their use in products by the end...

Toxic PFAS chemicals, notorious for contaminating drinking water supplies across the U.S., are harmful to nearly every human organ, and the immune system is particularly vulnerable. PFAS mixtures,...

“For Erin Brockovich fans, a David vs. Goliath tale with a twist” (The New York Times Book Review)—the incredible true story of the lawyer who spen...

Death threats and hate mail are not about to deter the actor-cum-activist.

The lake's fish contain what are known as "forever chemicals." Will the government’s recent steps to regulate this type of chemicals be enough?

This movie is a must-see for everyone.

Whistleblower films like 'Dark Waters' and 'The Report' celebrate the little guy fighting -- usually real -- David versus Goliath battles

Chemicals called PFAS and PFOS – known as forever chemicals – are in the blood of virtually every person on the planet. And they will only accumulate

The decision is a small step toward a possible federal mandate.

The movie dives deep into a 20-year-old case.

The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds

Exclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms

Belgian authorities on Tuesday warned US conglomerate 3M it may have to end activities at a plant near the city of Antwerp after blood samples of nearby residents showed worrying signs of exposure to...

Minnesota gets its 60th state forest: Riverlands.

Mark Ruffalo is known for his acting prowess and loved by the fans as Hulk of Marvel Cinematic Universe.

More than 20 years after attorney Rob Bilott first held companies accountable for contamination by PFAS chemicals, the EPA has acted to protect drinking water.

A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released...

Chemical companies hid their knowledge of the damage caused by PFAS for decades. With a new class-action lawsuit, Bilott intends to hold them accountable

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with actor Mark Ruffalo and the real life attorney he plays, Robert Bilott, in the new film Dark Waters.

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Michigan is the latest state with PFAS standards to face challenges from chemical manufacturers.

Obituary: Lt. Col. Raymond L. Bilott (USAF Ret.)

They've earned the name “forever chemicals,” because they don't break down and can persist in water and soil indefinitely. The EPA recently set new limits on the toxic chemicals used to make everyt...

The May December director’s 2019 film is uncharacteristically realist – but it’s also an existential horror about the toxicity of the modern world

By Shannon Kelleher When Jim Buckle and his wife, Hannah Hamilton, started their 18-acre organic vegetable farm in Unity, Maine more than a decade ago, they wanted to grow the healthiest food...

High levels of toxic PFAS chemicals exist in groundwater around the globe, yet the full extent of contamination is likely more widespread, study says.

The American Chemistry Council has asked a federal court to vacate interim health advisories the EPA released in June for two PFAS.

New research finds evidence that exposure to PFAS and phenols increases odds of certain ‘hormonally driven’ cancers for women