Judge Richard Gergel ordered the three-week delay in the trial that was set to begin Monday between manufacturer 3M and the city of Stuart, Fla.
Both sides have reported progress in negotiations and asked for a delay.
Stuart’s claims were selected as a bellwether to test a broader legal strategy for the chemicals, with hundreds of similar lawsuits pending.
Other defendants DuPont, Chemours and Corteva announced on Friday
that they reached a separate tentative settlement totaling nearly $1.2 billion with water providers.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of chemicals that have been linked to health issues including kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease and high cholesterol.
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The government of Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that it will voluntarily cut oil production by about 1 million barrels a day, likely sending gas prices higher this summer in the U.S.
The Energy Department on Monday unveiled a roadmap it says will, using hydrogen energy, enable the U.S. to reduce its emissions by 10 percent in 2050, compared to 2005 levels.
As planet-warming carbon emissions rise, a major solution to climate change is growing beneath our feet. A study published Monday in Current Biology found that fungi gobble up more than a …
News we’ve flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:
Invisible peril? Some NC communities stuck with higher pollution exposure risks (The News & Observer
)
Berkeley challenges appeals court ruling on natural-gas ban (The Mercury News
)
Environmental advocates are asking the EPA to take a stand on reproductive justice (19th News
)
Amazon’s road to ruin: highway threatens heart of the rainforest(The Guardian
)
US Officials Seek to Curb Turkmenistan’s Colossal Methane Emissions (Mother Jones
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On Tap
Upcoming news themes and events we’re watching:
The House on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would prevent
the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves or adopting rules that “substantially” increase their price.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee leaders briefed by the FBI on the details of a tip into potential wrongdoing by President Biden disagreed on basic conclusions, including whether it’s part of an ongoing probe. Read more
Former Obama White House senior political adviser David Axelrod says Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is “dead man walking” in West Virginia, where the senior senator finds himself far behind in the polls ahead of the 2024 election. Read more
California’s attorney general says people had documents ‘purporting to be from the government of the state of Florida’Authorities in California are pointing the finger at
