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Exposure to some PFAS could increase risk of multiple miscarriages – study
24 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
Research tracking about 200 women found those who had at least two miscarriages, or unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions, had higher levels of several types of PFAS in their blood.
Alarming levels of PFAS in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds
23 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone.
Carson City Supervisors approve grass-to-turf field conversions while across the country, cities ban its use due to heat, PFAS concerns
22 Aug 2025 | CarsonNow.org
The decision to swap turf for grass has been controversial in the past due to the heat turf can absorb and put off, but staff also believes it could save around 8 millions of water each year currently used for irrigation.
PFAS: Rural York County water systems struggle with new standards for 'forever chemicals'
21 Aug 2025 | York Daily Record
The results, as reported in the authority’s annual water quality report, weren’t good. Three of the six wells that provided water to the system’s 1,750 customers tested well above the proposed federal standard of four parts per trillion.
Forever chemicals present in Greater Cincinnati water, EPA data shows. See where here
21 Aug 2025 | Cincinnati Enquirer
Greater Cincinnati's amusement park, Kings Island, and another town were found to have chemicals "well over" the federally dictated levels.
Millions More Americans Are Being Exposed to Contaminated Water
21 Aug 2025 | Newsweek
The findings come as part of the EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, known as UCMR 5, requiring U.S. water utilities to test drinking water for 29 individual PFAS compounds.
How to Know If Your Teflon Pans Are Safe to Use
20 Aug 2025 | CNET
If you're not careful with your nonstick pots and pans, they can do more harm than good.
Federal court orders Chemours to stop PFAS discharge from West Virginia facility
20 Aug 2025 | Manufacturing Drive
The Teflon manufacturer’s Washington Works facility violated the Clean Water Act and it must “comply by any means necessary,” U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin said.
How to destroy harmful 'forever chemicals'
18 Aug 2025 | BBC
Currently, concentrated PFAS waste is either put in long-term storage which is expensive, or incinerated (often incompletely, leading to toxic emissions), or sent to landfills for hazardous waste.
PFAS exposure tied to greater weight regain after adolescent bariatric surgery
18 Aug 2025 | Pharmacy Times
New research following adolescents for 5 years after they had bariatric surgery found that teens with high blood levels of PFAS before surgery tended to gain more weight back and have larger waist sizes later, compared to those with lower levels of PFAS.
The hidden link between microplastics and PFAS — and why litigation may be our strongest tool
15 Aug 2025 | Environmental Protection
From polar bear blood to Mount Everest snow, PFAS are hitchhiking on microplastics across the globe — and courtroom victories may be the only way to hold polluters accountable.
PFAS in Asheville, NC water? One NC site has highest 'forever chemical' levels in US
15 Aug 2025 | Asheville Citizen Times
However, all WNC sites where PFAS were detected either had annual averages that were not over EPA limits, or contained a type of PFAS that the EPA doesn't currently limit.
New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?
15 Aug 2025 | USA Today
The borough manager in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, points to a firefighter training facility as the source of contamination that averaged 32 times the federal limit over the past year.
Exposure to some common PFAS changes gene activity, new study finds
15 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
“This gives us a hint as to which genes and which PFAS might be important,” said Melissa Furlong, a University of Arizona College of Public Health PFAS researcher and study lead author.
Are turf fields safe to play on? Critics have PFAS, heat and injury-related concerns
14 Aug 2025 | WECT
Advocates say the fields help reduce maintenance costs, are more durable and lend themselves to year-round use. Critics, though, say turf fields are dangerous to play on.