PFAS Destruction Tech Emerges in Waste Industry
Waste firms test methods to destroy or trap PFAS chemicals found in landfills and leachate. Rosemount tests show near total capture of oldest toxins, while Minnesota pushes strict bans and phased removal from packaging. St Louis County builds a closed loop using filtration and plans for future destruction tech.
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EPA
Detlef Knappe
North Carolina State University
Ryan O’gara
SKB
O’gara
Rosemount
James Locurto
Altra Sanexen
Locurto
Minnesota
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPCA
PFOA
SEB
St. Louis
Dave Fink
Duluth
Fink
Lake Superior
Knappe
St. Louis County
American Rescue Plan
U.S. Bears Largest Absolute Losses From Weather Disasters
Swiss Re analysis finds the United States absorbs the second-highest share of global weather disaster damage relative to wealth, costing about 0.4 percent of GDP annually. Floods, hurricanes, and wildfires push up insured losses as insurers retreat from high risk areas, challenging growth and public debt.
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United States
Swiss Re
U.S
China
Canada
Philippines
Jerome Haegeli
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lahaina
Texas
Keenan
California
Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve
Policygenius
Haegeli
Switzerland
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PFAS
Mississippi River Basing & Water Desk
University of Missouri
Report For America
Walton Family Foundation
Kalal
SKB Environmental
Minn
Richard Tsong-Taatarii
Star Tribune
Jesse Keenan
Tulane University