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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
Latest News
Michigan Democrats introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen protections against PFAS air pollution
12 Jan 2026 | Michigan Advance
It would also require the agency to identify industries and facilities that release PFAS into the air, begin setting enforceable limits on PFAS air pollution from major sources and strengthen cleanup responsibility and public reporting when these chemicals are released into the environment.
‘Forever chemicals’ now linked to scary disease in teens
10 Jan 2026 | The New York Post
Formerly known as fatty liver disease, MASLD occurs when excess fat accumulates in the liver. It’s often tied to metabolic problems such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Some of Trump’s assaults on air and water are reversible. Not these two.
9 Jan 2026 | The Hill
Broad-spectrum pesticides, cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram, are likely contribute to chemical contamination in water and food consumed in many millions of households for generations to come.
NT town of Katherine home of Australia's best tasting tap water, nine years after PFAS detected
9 Jan 2026 | ABC News
After years of delays, the plant started running last year – prompting Power and Water to enter Katherine's tap water into the WIOA competition for the first time.
Watchdog searching for stores selling now banned products with PFAS in Maine
7 Jan 2026 | WGME
Defend Our Health says a lot of online retailers have marked PFAS products not deliverable to Maine, while others have tried to comply, but missed a few products.
Latest Science
Residential proximity to transport facilities as urban determinants of individual-level per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposures: Analysis of two longitudinal cohorts in Singapore
9 Jan 2026 | Environ Health
A longitudinal study of pregnant women in Singapore reports that residential proximity to large transport facilities, especially bus depots, is associated with higher blood levels of specific PFAS, notably PFBS, PFBA, and PFNA, highlighting a potentially important but largely unregulated urban exposure source linked to the widespread use of PFAS in automotive lubricants, hydraulic fluids, coatings, and other vehicle components.
Bioaccumulation of PFOS Isomers in Transporter Proteins
8 Jan 2026 | Chem Res Toxicol
Structural differences among PFOS isomers are associated with differing interactions with fatty acid transporter proteins, with some branched isomers potentially exhibiting comparable or greater bioaccumulation potential than linear PFOS based on combined in vitro uptake and molecular modeling results.
An integrated in vitro and in silico testing strategy applied to PFAS inhibition of antibody production to define a tolerable daily intake
3 Jan 2026 | Toxicol Lett
PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS, may inhibit antibody production, with modeled human-equivalent effect doses that are similar to or lower than existing European Food Safety Authority health-based guidance values.
Fate, bioaccumulation, and toxic responses of PFOA, PFOS, and GenX in the paddy soil-rice system across the full growth cycle
1 Jan 2026 | J Hazard Mater
Analysis of a full growth cycle study in paddy soil suggests that PFOA, PFOS, and the replacement PFAS GenX may disrupt rice growth and induce oxidative stress. GenX is showing greater upward movement into edible tissues, highlighting potential food-chain relevance and informing proposed soil safety thresholds for rice cultivation.
Unforeseen risks due to the use of fluorinated materials for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance removal
30 Dec 2025 | Nature
Researchers report that fluorinated materials used for PFAS removal may inadvertently release additional fluorinated compounds during production, use, or disposal, suggesting that non-fluorinated alternatives offer safer options for treatment technologies.
Latest Policy
Consultation on PFAS draft opinion – Guidance for respondents
1 Mar 2026
The European Chemicals Agency plans to launch a consultation on the draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the proposed EU-wide restriction of PFAS following the Committee’s meeting in March 2026.
[Job] Policy Advocate
1 Feb 2026
NRDC is seeking a Policy Advocate to work with the Toxics team in any of our offices, preferably San Francisco or Washington, D.C.
As EPA tries to loosen PFAS rules, NC regulators inch toward statewide protections
9 Jan 2026
Members of the Environmental Management Commission expressed the need for some urgency in moving forward with the development of statewide rules on Thursday. The group took up two sets of “monitoring and minimization rules”: one for three types of PFAS – PFOS, PFOA and GenX – and another for 1,4-Dioxane.
Fifteen States Oppose Reduced PFAS Reporting Requirements
2 Jan 2026
The data and the standards are critical to the success of enforcement efforts including PFAS lawsuits.
FDA’s Assessment and Report on the Use of PFAS in Cosmetic Products
29 Dec 2025
The FDA’s assessment underscores significant data gaps for PFAS used in cosmetic products, including limited data on use level, lack of dermal and oral absorption data, and mechanistic information, as well as the absence of dermal toxicity data.
Opportunities
[Job] Policy Advocate
Posted: 1 Feb 2026
NRDC is seeking a Policy Advocate to work with the Toxics team in any of our offices, preferably San Francisco or Washington, D.C.
Consultation on PFAS draft opinion – Guidance for respondents
Posted: 1 Mar 2026
The European Chemicals Agency plans to launch a consultation on the draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the proposed EU-wide restriction of PFAS following the Committee’s meeting in March 2026.
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