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EPA C8 guidelines too weak, study says

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400

Read the study CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal government health advisories for drinking water contaminated with C8 may be far too weak, according to a new Harvard University study that attempts...

4 sue DuPont over C8 contamination

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:54:39 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Four new lawsuits were filed Thursday against chemical giant DuPont Co. by Parkersburg-area residents who say they were made sick by drinking water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8 from the companys nearby plant. In the...

C8 linked to high cholesterol, panel says

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:42:57 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A panel investigating the potential dangers of C8 on Monday finalized its list of human health impacts that are probably linked to chemical exposure, paving the way for Mid-Ohio Valley residents to receive free medical testing an...

WVU study links C8 to higher risk of cardiovascular disease

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:48:48 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new West Virginia University study has found that exposure to the chemical C8 appears to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers from WVUs School of Public Health compared the levels of C8 in bloo...

C8 linked to thyroid, bowel disease

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:51:47 -0400

VIENNA, W.Va. -- Exposure to C8 is probably linked to thyroid disease and to an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis, according to the latest findings of a scientific team that is investigating the DuPont Co. chemicals potential impac...

C8 panel needs more time to find links to disease

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:11:28 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A panel studying possible links between a chemical used at a DuPont plant in West Virginia and various diseases needs at least three more months to finish its work. The C8 Science Panel has already concluded theres a pro...

Special panel links C8 to kidney, testicular cancer

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:01:07 -0400

Read the report at: Read the reports VIENNA, W.Va. -- A three-person team of scientists has found a "probable link" between C8 and high blood pressure among pregnant women, but no suc...

Panel to release first C8 probable link findings

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:31:46 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A three-person panel studying the health effects of the toxic chemical C8 will release the first in a series of "probable link" decisions on Monday, the group said. The C8 Science Panel plans to file a report with Wo...

C8 Science Panel meets with public

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:45:00 -0400

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- Members of a three-person science team promised Monday night that Mid-Ohio Valley residents would soon get answers about whether the chemical C8 is making them sick. "We will be reaching a lot of conclusions soon," said...

C8 Science Panel schedules public meetings

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A three-person panel studying the health effects of the toxic chemical C8 said Monday it would hold three public meetings later this month to hear from Mid-Ohio Valley residents. The meetings, set for Sept. 26 and 27, will be the ...

WVU study ties C8 to kidney disease

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:34:11 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- People with C8 in their blood face a greater risk of having chronic kidney diseases, according to the latest in a series of West Virginia University studies on the toxic chemical.

Panel finds thyroid disease among kids exposed to C8

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mid-Ohio Valley children with higher exposures to C8 showed a 50 percent increased risk of thyroid disease, according to the latest report from a three-scientist panel examining the toxic chemicals potential health effects. The C8...

C8 study raises questions about thyroid impacts

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:00:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new West Virginia University study cautions that exposure to the toxic chemical C8 may affect the function of the thyroid gland and says more research on the matter is needed. The study, published in the latest edition of the Jo...

C8 panel moving closer to key decisions

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than six years after a landmark legal settlement, a panel of scientists is still another year away from determining if the DuPont chemical C8 makes people sick. But with three new repor...

C8 panel says it has found cancer death rise at DuPont

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400

Read the studies here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Workers at DuPont Co.s Wood County plant who were exposed to the chemical C8 were more likely to die from kidney cancer and other kidney di...

Judge blasts C8 Science Panel

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:25:47 -0400

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- A Wood County judge on Wednesday strongly criticized a panel of scientists he said are taking too long to decide if there is a "probable link" between any human illnesses and the DuPont Co. chemical C8.

Federal court affirms dismissal of C8 claims

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:13:20 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal appeals court has upheld two decisions that threw out most of a lawsuit field against chemical giant DuPont Co. by Parkersburg residents over the pollution of their citys water with the toxic chemical C8. A three-judge pan...

C8 exposure linked to onset of menopause

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Women exposed to higher levels of the toxic chemical C8 were more likely to have experienced menopause, according to a new West Virginia University study that offers some of the strongest evidence to date that such chemicals disrupt th...

EPA wants C8 monitoring for drinking water

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:02:50 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Obama administration on Thursday proposed to require public drinking water systems to test their water for the toxic chemical C8. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal, if finalized, would not set a regulatory limit on...

Smelter settlement OKd, orders cleanup by DuPont

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:22:46 -0500

Read the order CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Harrison County judge has approved a $150 million lawsuit settlement that requires DuPont Co. to clean up con...

Judge defers ruling on Spelter smelter settlement

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:24:25 -0500

A Harrison County judge is expected to rule early next week on a proposed $150 million lawsuit settlement that would require DuPont to clean up contamination of the community of Spelter and fund a program to test residents for any illnesses the pollu...

DuPont to pay $3.3 million for toxic reporting violations

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:45:00 -0500

Read the settlement: http://blogs.wvgazette.com/watchdog/CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- DuPont Co. has ...

Hearing set on Spelter smelter settlement

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Read the documents at http://www.perrinedupont.com/ CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Harrison County judg...

DuPont agrees to Spelter settlement

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Read the settlement: here. PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- Mid-Ohio Valley teenagers who were exposed to DuPont Co.s C8 pollution experienced a four- to six-month delay in puberty, according to a new study...

WVU study links chemical C8 to high cholesterol in children, teens

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:43 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Children and teens exposed to higher amounts of the toxic chemical C8 appear to be more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels, according to a landmark new study published by researchers from West Virginia University.The study ...