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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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Minnesota’s MSW incinerators effectively destroy PFAS, study finds
1 Jun 2026 | Waste Drive
Combustion facilities in Minnesota turning municipal solid waste into energy and ash appear to be destroying somewhere between 99.6% and 99.97% of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, according to a study commissioned by the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association.
Michigan firefighter blood PFAS study hints at foam ban impact
30 May 2026 | MLive
The study found Michigan firefighters generally did not have higher average levels than the broader U.S. population for most measured chemicals, a result which officials speculate may reflect restriction on use of certain toxic foams enacted in 2020.
States grapple with billions in PFAS costs and ask EPA for assistance
29 May 2026 | Waste Drive
Katrina Kessler, a commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said the federal government may need to consider a fee system or other revenue-generating authority from upstream producers of PFAS chemicals in order to ensure the cost doesn’t fall entirely on taxpayers.
Arizona to test fish in more than 25 lakes for PFAS, issue advisories this summer
29 May 2026 | AZ Family
According to Arizona Department of Health Services, PFAS absorption through skin is minimal, so activities such as swimming, wading and catch-and-release fishing pose little risk. However, the agency advises watching children closely if they may swallow water while swimming.
Forget Evian. PFAS-free bottled water is the new status symbol
28 May 2026 | Fast Company
“It’s a category that was based on marketing claims and jargon for a very long time, and consumers got a lot of cool bottle designs, but not very much transparency on what’s in it.”
Latest Science
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.
The cost of “forever”: Economic implications of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mitigation in drinking water and their impact on water affordability
27 May 2026 | ACS ES&T Water
PFAS mitigation models in California suggest household water bills could rise by about $58 per month under the strictest scenario, with the greatest affordability burden falling on groundwater-dependent and lower-income communities, where water costs may exceed the 2.5% income threshold.
Environmental health literacy in American Indian communities: Evaluating per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) educational materials
26 May 2026 | Environments
Most publicly available PFAS educational materials were found to be too advanced, not actionable, and often culturally mismatched for indigenous communities, limiting their usefulness to reduce PFAS exposure.
Environmental exposure to emerging per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiovascular diseases: A mixture analysis
26 May 2026 | Health Science Reports
An NHANES 2015-2020 mixture analysis found that higher serum PFAS exposure, especially PFOA, PFNA, ME-PFOSA-AcOH, was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular impairments such as heart attack, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke while higher combined PFAS exposure was associated with increased odds of all evaluated cardiovascular outcomes.
Notable impact of urban ventilation corridors on the transport of particle-bound ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere
26 May 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
In Beijing, China, PFAS were found attached to tiny air pollution particles throughout the city, especially during colder months, with urban wind corridors appearing to carry these chemicals through the air rather than simply clearing pollution away.
Latest Policy
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.
PFAS detected in Haleakalā National Park water system
11 May 2026
The detection of PFAS at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator was confirmed through multiple samples collected between Nov. 14, 2023, and March 31, 2026. Haleakalā National Park notified the Hawai‘i Department of Health of the initial detection on May 1, 2026.
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[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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