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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.
High PFAS levels in Wisconsin eaglets may reduce their ability to fend off illness
7 Jan 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Samples also showed PFOS, one of the most widely studied PFAS chemicals, made up as much as 90 percent of the total PFAS. Dehnert noted fish consumption guidelines advise people not to eat fish that contain PFOS levels above 40 parts per billion.
Federal PFAS action may slow, but not state efforts or litigation
6 Jan 2026 | C&EN
But companies’ preparations for the Joe Biden–era rule “will not be for naught,” she adds, because states are also creating new requirements. “The tsunami of state PFAS reporting obligations shows no sign of abating.”
France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force today. Here’s what will change
6 Jan 2026 | Euro News
France’s ban prohibits the sale, production, or import of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists.
[Opinion] Chemists must learn from PFAS to avoid similar mistakes
6 Jan 2026 | C&EN
Chemists now face a reckoning over how persistence is defined, rewarded, and regulated and how lessons from PFAS are carried forward into future chemical design.
$27M DuPont PFAS contamination class action settlement
5 Jan 2026 | Top Class Actions
DuPont agreed to a $27 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it contaminated drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York, with PFOA.
Simple Wipe Test Reveals PFAS on Firefighter Equipment
2 Jan 2026 | Technology Networks
Every gear set carried PFAS, with concentrations reaching hundreds of nanograms per gram.
Plasreco promotes PFAS-free coating solutions for packaging, leather and textiles
1 Jan 2026 | European Coatings
The Plasreco project is developing silicon-based functional coatings applied by atmospheric plasma as an alternative to PFAS-based treatments.
Popular Imported Fish Carry Human Health Risks, Study Reveals
31 Dec 2025 | Newsweek
Researchers found that imported fish brought into regions with relatively low environmental pollution contained significant levels of PFAS, raising concerns about food safety worldwide.
State officials move to ban paper straws at restaurants, citing 'concerning health risks'
31 Dec 2025 | Fox News
Researchers found PFAS chemicals in 27 of 39 different straw variants, concluding the chemicals were most likely used as a water-repellent coating in Florida.
Smucker pet food PFAS class action lawsuit moves toward certification
31 Dec 2025 | Top Class Actions
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said during a hearing that many of the issues raised by Smucker ‘are better addressed on the merits.’