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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
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Chemicals with toxic bite found in SC crops years after farms used tainted fertilizer
6 Jun 2026 | The State
“I think the story is that this is impacting food systems,’’ Thompson said an interview. “The beef and milk industry is affected by this. One of the highest risks of PFAS in agriculture, right now, is that transfer from hay to dairy and beef.’’
Hearings over CleanEarth's PFAS permit canceled after company's sale
6 Jun 2026 | Times Union
“Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls considers DEC’s decision to suspend its review of the permit application to be a win for the local communities that would be impacted,” Tracy Frisch, co-founder and chair of the organization, said.
Robbinsdale officials seek cause of elevated levels of PFAS in city's drinking water
5 Jun 2026 | CBS News
"The drinking water wells for the city are actually deeper than that. They're 400 feet. So, by testing the waters as they go down to about 300 feet, there might be different levels of PFAS in different layers under the ground," he said.
Tyco to pay $10 million, cover cleanup costs in PFAS suit settlement
5 Jun 2026 | WisPolitics-State Affairs
According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area.
Mass. bills would ban PFAS in food packaging, kid's toys and more
5 Jun 2026 | WBUR
Both bills would also require the Department of Public Health to investigate whether to restrict PFAS in additional products.
Latest Science
Hereditary PCOS and the environmental toxicant F-53B converge on lipid metabolic reprogramming to impair fetal brain development
8 Jun 2026 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and exposure to F-53B together may harm fetal brain development by disrupting lipid metabolism and reducing important brain cells needed for normal nerve and glial cell formation. F-53B (chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonates) for decades have been used as a PFOS alternative in Chinese electroplating industries and is now frequently detected in surface waters, biota, and human samples.
Dynamic exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and early alterations in cardiovascular hemodynamics: A 10-year longitudinal study in adolescents and young adults
5 Jun 2026 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
A long-term study of 310 adolescents and young Taiwanese adults indicates that PFAS exposure may contribute to early cardiovascular changes in young people by increasing vascular resistance and lowering cardiac output.
Impact of chronic single or combined exposure to bisphenol A and perfluorooctanoic acid on human osteoblast spheroid
4 Jun 2026 | Environ Pollut
A human 3D model results indicate that chronic exposure to BPA and PFOA can harm human bone-forming cells by disrupting spheroid structure, collagen organization, and mineralization, highlighting the importance of human models in evaluating exposure hazards.
Accumulation of PFAS in wine from a contaminated area: Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) as a molecular marker of PFAS groundwater contamination and implications of wine ingestion for human health
3 Jun 2026 | Environ Pollut
PFAS-contaminated groundwater can transfer into wine, with PFBA serving as a key marker of contamination, making wine both a possible indicator of local PFAS pollution and a potential dietary exposure source in heavily impacted areas.
Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in the dust of Japanese households and buildings; Implications for human exposure
1 Jun 2026 | Atmos. Pollut. Res.
PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA remain persistent in indoor dust despite phaseouts, with campus and public buildings containing more than 16x higher PFAS concentrations than household dust.
Latest Policy
DNR hosting listening session to gather feedback about PFAS law program development
5 Jun 2026
The DNR is hosting a public listening session virtually on June 19, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to gather feedback about implementation of the programs authorized by these laws.
Connecticut posts PFAS Reporting Form for manufacturers; will post fillable version in Early June
28 May 2026
For each product category, the form requires the amount in grams of each PFAS or subgroup; the range by percent weight in the product category; the component, if applicable; and the total fluorine in parts per million, if applicable.
Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy PFAS is ‘nonsensical’
26 May 2026
“No one has said they can destroy PFAS on a large scale,” said Bennett, who is now with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) non-profit. “From what we know about PFAS, this is not going to work, and to say ‘We’re going to destroy it so we don’t need to regulate it’ is b*******”
EPA Proposes to Extend Deadlines and Revise Definitions for PFAS Drinking Water Rule
20 May 2026
The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on July 7, 2026, to discuss both the proposed deadline extension and the rescission of the four PFAS from the 2024 rule. Read the proposals and submit your comments by July 20, 2026.
NC regulators are choosing to not set numeric limits on chemical pollution in waterways. Why?
14 May 2026
At the same time the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says health-based numeric standards are the most effective, fair way to protect people’s health because they would reduce PFAS and 1,4 dioxane pollution at the source instead of forcing water utilities to pay for expensive filtration after contamination reaches drinking water supplies.
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DNR hosting listening session to gather feedback about PFAS law program development
Posted: 5 Jun 2026
The DNR is hosting a public listening session virtually on June 19, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to gather feedback about implementation of the programs authorized by these laws.
[Public Comment] Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS and Materials Containing PFAS
Posted: 23 Apr 2026
This update provides information on the current state of science and associated uncertainties for three large-scale capacity technologies that can destroy PFAS or control PFAS release into the environment: thermal destruction, landfills, and underground injection.
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