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French Food Safety Agency Proposes PFAS Monitoring Scheme
27 Oct 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety has proposed an expanded monitoring scheme for PFAS based on a first-of-its-kind inventory of PFAS contamination and toxicity, comprising more than 247 “forever chemicals.”
[Podcast] U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. and Carla N. Hutton
27 Oct 2025 | The National Law Review
In this discussion, Carla Hutton, Rich Engler, and Lynn Bergeson address the federal TSCA reporting obligation and the diverse constellation of state-specific reporting and product restrictions that are mushrooming around the country.
New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback
24 Oct 2025 | Source NM
American Chemical Council, an industry group representing 190 chemical companies, said it opposed the labeling requirements and called the department’s proposed rule “inconsistent” in an Oct. 14 statement to Chemical and Engineering News.
How is California Phasing Out the Use of Forever Chemicals?
24 Oct 2025 | Sustainability Magazine
The move, led by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, sets science-based limits for PFAS in drinking water and complements new legislative measures to phase out their use in consumer products.
Village of Pellston receives $44 million grant for PFAS-free water system
24 Oct 2025 | 9 and 10 News
The Village of Pellston has been awarded $44 million in grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to build a new municipal water system outside of the area impacted by PFAS contamination.
Why The Search Is On For PFAS-Free Batteries
23 Oct 2025 | Forbes
Dr. Jacqueline Edge, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham in the U.K., said inside a battery can be a “highly acidic, high temperature and high voltage environment”, which requires chemicals and materials that can withstand those conditions, in an interview.
PFAS 'Do Not Eat' advisory expands for hunting harvests in central Maine
22 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
The advisory warns people not to consume deer and wild turkey harvested in several towns.
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
22 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
If implemented, the new rule would shorten the time it takes to review chemicals, and alter the methodology used to assess their dangers.
Warnings Issued Over Contamination Caused by US Military Bases
19 Oct 2025 | Newsweek
"The Department’s timeline for cleanup is dictated by the cleanup law (i.e., CERCLA) and its regulations, and reflects both an evolving understanding of PFAS conditions at our military installations and additional investigation based on drinking water standards that EPA finalized last year," Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson told Newsweek.
Regulators overlooking toxic PFAS found around Lancashire chemicals plant
19 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions.
New Mexico proposes world’s broadest use of PFAS warning labels
18 Oct 2025 | C&EN
“It’s time we just shine a light on this,” James Kenney, secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), tells C&EN.
3M PFAS trial delayed, more health claims filed
18 Oct 2025 | Fox 9
A bellwether trial was scheduled to begin this month, but the judge indefinitely delayed the proceedings, so attorneys could file any other cases that meet the criteria.
Maine begins covering cost of PFAS blood testing
18 Oct 2025 | News Center Maine
The state-funded initiative aims to help residents in contaminated areas afford critical blood tests for toxic PFAS exposure.
Birds Near US Military Bases Have Higher Levels of PFAS, Study Finds
16 Oct 2025 | Newsweek
While the findings are "not surprising," as many PFAS chemicals can "move from the environment into the bodies of living organisms," a process called bioaccumulation, the way in which these chemicals are affecting environmental health is "concerning," Jamie DeWitt, director of the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University, who was not involved in the study, told Newsweek.
EPA moves to allow more PFAS in drinking water
15 Oct 2025 | Environment America
The current U.S. EPA is moving to weaken that rule—including rescinding the limits for four of those PFAS chemicals and delaying limits on the other two.