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Marpe v. Tonoga, Inc.: limiting Frye hearings and clarifying expert causation standards in New York PFOA toxic-tort litigation
20 Dec 2026 | Casemine
This is a significant procedural and evidentiary ruling in New York toxic-tort law in the burgeoning litigation over PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls and surrounding areas. The court formally recognized that the methodologies used by key PFOA experts are not “novel” and have already been accepted in other courts.
Paper company named responsible for PFAS pollution offers bottled water to Stella
25 Jan 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
“I do commend them. They are doing something now that they’ve been told they have to,” Crump said. “Something is better than nothing, which is what they were doing before. We just need to make sure that something is…what’s going to help our citizens the most.”
‘Not surprising’: Pilot program finds elevated levels of PFAS among Indiana firefighters
24 Jan 2026 | The Republic
The results showed that all participating firefighters in the region that includes Bartholomew County had elevated levels of PFAS in their blood, including 5% deemed to be at an “increased risk,” according to a DHS report on the program.
New York DEC to host virtual meeting series on PFAS
23 Jan 2026 | Waste Today
The webinar series, which runs Jan. 27 through Feb. 11, 2026, will focus on the DEC’s PFAS Rural Background study, treatment of landfill leachate, wastewater treatment guidance, sampling of PFAS in biosolids and drinking water policy.
New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
23 Jan 2026 | The Guardian
“We’re going to need as many technologies as we can possibly find to deal with PFAS in drinking water, and if this works to scale on wastewater, then it would be really something to pay attention to,” said Laura Orlando, a PFAS researcher with the Just Zero non-profit and a civil engineer who works on waste-management design.
Dead livestock, lost farms and PFAS: Why pressure is mounting to rein in toxic sludge
22 Jan 2026 | The National News Desk
“This should have been taken care of decades ago," said attorney Laura Dumais, as she explained to me some of the nuanced language being used by the EPA to shield itself from responsibility for regulating PFAS.
SC farmer will visit Washington to tell story of toxic pollution in his community
19 Jan 2026 | The State
“I want them to know what happened and how we got into this, and that it’s poisoned everything around here,’’ said O’Neal, whose family has farmed in Darlington County for generations.
Several UP airports receive EGLE grants to address PFAS contamination
19 Jan 2026 | TV6 News
Funding will be used for PFAS testing and monitoring, potential source control and cleanup strategies for groundwater and stormwater, as well as the cleaning of firefighting equipment and the replacement of firefighter turnout gear.
FDA reports over 50 PFAS ingredients intentionally added to 1,700 personal care products
15 Jan 2026 | EWG
The FDA did flag one PFAS chemical, perfluorohexylethyl triethoxysilane, as a potential safety concern in body lotion when used at the highest reported concentration, based on an animal study showing nervous system impacts.
PFAS levels are declining in Great Lakes fish, new research shows
14 Jan 2026 | Bridge Michigan
“The ecosystem responded very quickly to these changes in industrial production,” said Sarah Balgooyen, a lead author of the study and former EPA chemist who is now a researcher at the Colorado School of Mines.
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.