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$9.7 million in settlement funding going exclusively to removing PFAS in water
29 Sep 2025 | KCCI
Just under $10 million will go towards mitigating forever chemicals, or PFAS, in central Iowa's water sources.
Health emergency declaration discussed for West Plains PFAS crisis
27 Sep 2025 | Range
A new task force is providing the first official county response to the ‘forever chemicals’ crisis on the West Plains of Washington state. Its leaders are considering declaring a state emergency that would mobilize response funds.
Dangerous Forever Chemicals Found at This State’s Beaches
27 Sep 2025 | Newsweek
Officials have discovered toxic levels of PFAS, in sea foam along North Carolina beaches, the American Chemical Society announced this week.
ALJ Disapproves Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Rule Package Pending Correction
26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
An administrative law judge rejected Minnesota’s proposed PFAS reporting rule, citing procedural failures, conflicts with statutory language, and unreasonable fee structures, while offering recommendations for revisions before the rule can proceed.
Unmasking PFAS
26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation is using a new process that gathers data from AFFF sites to link specific PFAS-based firefighting foams and their manufacturers to alleged contamination aiming to streamline liability decisions.
New Hampshire receives first PFAS settlement payment of nearly $8 million from 3M company
25 Sep 2025 | WMUR
The payment is the first installment of a $56 million settlement with the state over PFAS contamination in water, soil, and other natural resources.
The Other PFAS Shoe Drops: EPA Will Retain and Defend Its CERCLA PFAS Regulation
23 Sep 2025 | Crowell
EPA told the court that the Trump administration had completed its review and would ultimately keep the Biden-era final rule that listed PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s PFAS pollution
19 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
If approved as proposed, legislation would delay ban on toxic ‘forever chemical’-laden firefighting foam.
EPA announces intent to defend PFAS hazardous substance designation
18 Sep 2025 | Waste Drive
The agency said it also plans to develop a new rule for future hazardous substance designations under CERCLA, saying it would be a “statutory fix to protect passive receivers from liability.”
Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards
18 Sep 2025 | Yahoo!Finance
Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards Clean Harbors’ high-temperature combustion process – ranging from 2,000-2,200 degrees Fahrenheit – was reported to achieve the US EPA standards.
NASDA Endorses Federal Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination of Farmland
18 Sep 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
At their 2025, Annual Meeting the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA’s) outlined five recommendations on how the US federal government should address PFAS contamination of agricultural land.
Trump EPA will defend Biden rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup
17 Sep 2025 | The Hill
The rule in question designated two types of these chemicals as “hazardous substances,” giving the EPA more authority to clean up their contamination and require polluters to pay for it.
California legislature votes to phase out “forever chemicals” in cookware and other household items
15 Sep 2025 | CBS News
The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.
Trump asks federal court to let it drop regulations on some PFAS chemicals in drinking water
15 Sep 2025 | KJZZ
The Trump administration’s EPA announced plans to undo regulations on four of those in May. Now it’s asking a federal court to make it official.
Study details how ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt liver function
15 Sep 2025 | The Hill
The disruptions were also sex-specific — affecting donor liver cells of males and females in different ways, according to the research.