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A new analysis suggests actual levels of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in US drinking water could be more than twice as high as official figures indicate. Researchers attribute the gap to testing practices that only count contamination above certain minimum reporting thresholds, excluding lower-level detections from public tallies.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit accusing Jackson, Mississippi officials of knowingly exposing residents to lead-contaminated tap water. Trump-appointed Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled that no constitutional right to clean water or truthful government disclosure during a public health crisis exists, even though plaintiffs claimed city officials withheld information and issued boil-water notices that worsened lead exposure.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Jackson, Mississippi officials of knowingly exposing residents to lead-contaminated water and withholding information about it. Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled that no federal constitutional right to clean water or truthful government disclosure during a public health crisis exists, even though the plaintiffs called the harm 'grievous.' Jackson, a majority-Black city with high poverty rates, has struggled for years with an aging water system flagged for elevated lead levels since 2015.
California's Proposition 65, the 1986 law requiring warnings on products that may expose consumers to chemicals linked to cancer or reproductive harm, is marking its 40th anniversary this year even as many consumers remain confused by its labels. The law does not ban the chemicals in question but forces businesses to disclose their presence above certain thresholds, leaving buyers to decide for themselves whether to avoid a product.