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PFAS pollutants found in organs of endangered leopard cats
22 Nov 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun
High concentrations of synthetic chemicals have been detected in Tsushima leopard cats, an endangered species found only on one island between Kyushu and South Korea, a research team said.
Michigan: We can’t afford to look for all PFAS. Homeowners on their own
21 Nov 2025 | Bridge Michigan
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team doesn’t have a certain dollar figure at which it decides to pull the plug on a source investigation. Rather, it depends on the data they’re able to collect and whether that data points investigators in a direction worth pursuing.
Miracle-Gro class action claims organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS forever chemicals
21 Nov 2025 | Top Class Actions
The Miracle-Gro class action lawsuit accuses Scotts of failing to disclose the presence of PFAS because this would influence purchasing decisions to the company’s financial detriment.
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
19 Nov 2025 | The Guardian
California farms applied an average of 2.5m lb of Pfas “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lb, a new review of state records shows.
NYC bill would phase out PFAS from FDNY gear, test firehouse water by 2028
19 Nov 2025 | Fire Rescue 1
The legislative package also calls for free annual PFAS-exposure health screenings for active firefighters and twice-yearly exams for FDNY retirees.
EPA Seeks Comment in Effort To Loosen Decade of Forever-Chemical Reporting
14 Nov 2025 | Newsweek
Specifically, if PFAS make up 0.1 percent or less of an item or mixture, the company that makes it would be exempt from the reporting requirement.
Tokyo says no to Okinawa’s funding request for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup
14 Nov 2025 | Stars and Stripes
State Minister Masahisa Miyazaki said the ministry cannot pay for plant maintenance, including filter replacement, under the current legal framework
State to offer free water filters to residents of La Cieneguilla, La Cienega for PFAS
13 Nov 2025 | Sante Fe New Mexico
A recent study found that one in three parcels in La Cieneguilla and La Cienega were contaminated with PFAS, and almost 170 parcels had contamination levels above federal standards.
[Video] How a small community fought for justice after finding forever chemicals in drinking water
13 Nov 2025 | PBS News
William Brangham profiles a new book that tells the story through the eyes of one small community in Upstate New York that decided to fight for some measure of justice.
Chemical giant blames carpet makers for north Georgia PFAS contamination
13 Nov 2025 | Atlanta News First
The filing shows the two industries are now pointing fingers at each other in multiple pending lawsuits filed by homeowners and local governments that claim both carpet manufacturers and 3M are to blame for water contamination.
Cleanup of PFAS could cost Wisconsin billions, regulators and lawmakers say
12 Nov 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The agency noted public water systems may face $12.6 million annually, or $252 million over two decades, to reduce PFAS levels to meet federal drinking water standards.
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
10 Nov 2025 | The Guardian
The EPA’s move comes just a few months after Maha groups were outraged by the lack of action on pesticides included in the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission report.
From The Campus To The Community: My wok may have cooked more than dinner-A PFAS Story
10 Nov 2025 | Dalton Daily Citizen
I can’t help but wonder, did all those years of using that wok quietly shape my health in ways I’ll never know?
At Champlain Valley Union High School, the path to turf is full of PFAS
7 Nov 2025 | VT Digger
“Plastic fields are a particularly harmful plan in a town like Hinesburg that relies on well water,” said Jennifer Decker, a self-described “clean water activist” who sits on the Hinesburg Planning Commission.
How to wash your fancy rain jacket
5 Nov 2025 | Escape Collective
This guide pulls together what to do with your apparel and why, with insight from care specialists and apparel makers.