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US chemical giants spent $110 million lobbying lawmakers to go soft on their cancer-causing 'forever...
Researchers at Food & Water Watch say Dow, DuPont, and other firms paid out millions to get safety legislation diluted between 2019 and 2022. In that period, lawmakers debated 130 bills about tackling and clearing up forever chemicals. Some of the estimated 12,000 PFAS chemicals are used to give nonstick cookware its trademark quality.
DuPont cuts revenue forecast on sluggish demand DuPont sees "ongoing volume headwinds from channel inventory destocking and continued softness in China" Sales in electronics and industrial segment tumbled 13% in the third quarter.
More Domestic Chip-Making Means More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Chemours, a spinout of DuPont, is the only U.S. manufacturer of PFA. Chemours is investing up to $1 billion in fluoropolymers, including those for use in semiconductors.
Factory workers set to strike Unite the union has announced that 100 members of staff at DuPont will walk out on September 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28 in a row over pay. As well as the five rounds of 12-hour stoppages, a continuous overtime ban has also been in place since July. Unite has accused DuPont management of by-passing the agreed collective bargaining procedures.
Florida City Becomes Key Player in "Forever Chemicals" Fight In June, DuPont, along with its spin-off companies Chemours and Corteva, announced they had reached an agreement worth over $1 billion dollars to fund the removal of PFAS from drinking water. A settlement is not an admission of liability.
China's tanking economy is costing major US companies and could throw cold water on America's economic boom DuPont, Danaher, and Procter & Gamble reported second-quarter revenue and volume drops in China. China's economy struggles with youth unemployment, falling retail sales, and lower industrial production. For many Americans, this may mean more-expensive cars and personal-care products.
California-led group of AGs gives nod to deal but say Dupont, spinoffs should pay more for ‘forever chemicals’ in public waters California Attorney General Rob Bonta and four of his colleagues filed an amicus letter Monday. They expressed strong concerns about a $1.18 billion sum that DuPont — and spinoffs Chemours and Corteva — said they would agree to pay affected providers.
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall After Fitch Downgrades U.S. Stock futures fell ahead of earnings from CVS Health, Humana and DuPont, Kraft Heinz and Yum! Brands. Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S.'s credit rating on Tuesday.
Podiatrist who practiced in Virginia charged in drug case | AP News Claudine H. DuPont was charged with fraudulently obtaining controlled substances. The Fredericksburg-area podiatrist allegedly acquired the drugs from April 2016 to January 2017. Documents show DuPont signed a consent order in May voluntarily surrendering her license.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says NEW: "We are not at a point to say what caused the explosion," a NTSB spokesperson says. NEW: Investigators determined there was a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021. The older fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, NTSB says. The findings outraged lawyers for the victims' families.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says The leak at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured. The fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, and was added to a federal government list of pipe materials with ‘poor performance histories’ in 2007. Workers at the plant have accused Palmer of ignoring warnings of a natural gas leak.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate... Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says. The leak at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured. The fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, and was added to a federal government list of pipe materials with "poor performance histories" in 2007.
Fractured gas fitting caused leak at PA chocolate factory blast site: investigators The leak at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured. The fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, and was added to a federal government list of pipe materials with "poor performance histories" in 2007. Workers at the plant have accused Palmer of ignoring warnings of a natural gas leak.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says | AP News Investigators find a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021. The older fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, NTSB says. The findings outraged lawyers for the victims’ families.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says Investigators say they have yet to determine the cause of the March 24 blast. They traced the leak to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982. The fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, the NTSB says.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says Investigators find a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021. The older fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack. It was added to a federal list of pipe materials with "poor performance histories" in 2007.
Report: Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast Investigators find a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021. The older fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack. It was added to a federal government list of pipe materials with "poor performance histories"
3M, DuPont, Chemours reach settlements of lawsuits involving harmful 'forever chemicals' DuPont, Chemours and Corteva settle suits for $1.19 billion. 3M agreed to pay up to $10.3 billion over 13 years for public water suppliers.
3M settles ‘forever chemical’ contamination suits with public water systems for billions 3M announced a tentative settlement with public water systems for more than $10 billion dollars to resolve the water providers’ claims against the firm. There are thousands of types of PFAS, a group of chemicals that have long been manufactured by 3M and other companies such as DuPont.
How a secret Delaware garden suddenly reemerged during the pandemic Paul Orpello is overseeing a reclamation project at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. The site is the site of the original DuPont factory, where a great American fortune was made in gunpowder in the 19th century. It's also where a DuPont heiress, Louise Crowninshield, created a garden in the 1920s.
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