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Saint-Gobain completes demolition of Merrimack facility embroiled in PFAS pollution scandal

7 Jul 2025 | New Hampshire Bulletin

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the multi-national corporation widely blamed for contaminating southern New Hampshire’s air and water with dangerous levels of PFAS chemicals, has finished demolishing the Merrimack manufacturing facility at the center of the controversy, the company announced Thursday.

Residents fight to hold officials accountable for water poisoning coverup: 'No one took responsibility'

4 Jul 2025 | The Cool Down

"What would happen if we lost? We would still be poisoned for the rest of our lives, and then have to pay for it."

Every Dutch person has ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood

3 Jul 2025 | Politico

Out of 28 types of PFAS analyzed, the study found that at least seven kinds are present in almost everyone tested.

‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: Parts of France have banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

1 Jul 2025 | The Guardian

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the PFAS iceberg.

Scientists discover protection from PFAS chemicals

1 Jul 2025 | BBC

A University of Cambridge study found a certain species of microbe found in the human gut could absorb various PFAS molecules and lessen its harmful effects.

High levels of PFAS found in Great Bay foam prompts advisory to avoid contact

1 Jul 2025 | News Center Maine

Results from samples taken from Great Bay showed PFAS levels in the foam were up to 70 times higher than those in the water just beneath it.

She fought to ban PFAS while dying of cancer. Now Minnesota has the nation's strictest law.

1 Jul 2025 | CBS

Starting this year, it's America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals."

Cadillac hosts resource fair to tackle PFAS water concerns

30 Jun 2025 | UpNorthLive

Amid growing concerns over PFAS contamination, a resource fair was held in downtown Cadillac, Michigan, bringing together various groups dedicated to finding solutions for the community's water quality issues.

“PFAS are everywhere” – Fears growing about PFAS in pesticides

28 Jun 2025 | Meg Wilcox

Blazer suspects that the PFAS pesticides are running off farm fields into waterways, where they may be contributing to a range of parasitic, viral and bacterial infections in fish that signal compromised immune functions.

New report shows PFAS contamination in 98% of waterways tested

27 Jun 2025 | Lisa John Rogers

The non-profit group Waterkeeper Alliance announced the results of a study conducted across 19 states, which revealed PFAS contamination in 98% of the waterways tested.

Bipartisan bill demands more transparency, faster action on PFAS contamination

27 Jun 2025 | Dave Clark

Michigan lawmakers are teaming up across the aisle to demand more transparency and faster action on PFAS contamination near U.S. military facilities.

More Maine water bodies have PFAS-contaminated fish, CDC warns

27 Jun 2025 | Bangir Daily News

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention added six entries to a growing list of Maine water bodies where fishing is not recommended because of high levels of toxic “forever chemicals.”

3 Japanese sentenced to prison over PFAS pollution in Italy

27 Jun 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun

Eleven individuals, including three Japanese nationals, were sentenced to prison over chemical pollution caused by a former Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary that contaminated groundwater and rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

Tracking PFAS legislation across the US

26 Jun 2025 | Manufacturing Drive

Manufacturing Dive is tracking the status of bills related to PFAS oversight and use during states’ legislative sessions in 2025 and beyond, with updates to be added over time.

New Mexico files new lawsuit against US Air Force over PFAS contamination

24 Jun 2025 | Source NM

The New Mexico environment and Department of Justice on Monday announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Air Force seeking redress for PFAS contamination at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis.

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