Scientists warn of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in reusable period products
22 Jul 2025 | The Hill
“Since reusable products are on the rise due to their increased sustainability compared to single-use products, it’s important to ensure that these products are safe,” co-author Marta Venier, an associated professor at Indiana University, said in a statement.
US wetlands ‘restored’ using treated sewage tainted with forever chemicals
18 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Use of wastewater treatment plant effluent containing PFAS threatens wildlife, food and drinking water, advocates say.
These French villages have no more drinking water. The reason? PFAS pollution
18 Jul 2025 | Le Monde
Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10 due to a record-breaking contamination by PFAS, a group of toxic substances known as 'forever chemicals.'
Baby bald eagles tested positive for PFAS and other legacy contaminants
18 Jul 2025 | Great Lakes Now
Their sample set showed that eagles located closer to the lakes were approximately six times more contaminated with these chemicals than eagles nesting farther inland.
House panel clears NDAA with nuclear, PFAS amendments
16 Jul 2025 | E & E News
House lawmakers advanced their fiscal 2026 defense policy bill late Tuesday after a marathon markup in which members tacked on dozens of new provisions on critical minerals, nuclear energy and “forever chemicals.”
Your PFAS questions answered by Professor Rainer Lohmann
11 Jul 2025 | Leo Bear-McGuinness speaking with Rainer Lohmann, PhD
“So the [EPA] is saying ‘if you can detect PFAS in your drinking water, then that level is too high.’”
PFAS were originally used to contain nuclear chemicals, new book finds
11 Jul 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Investigative journalist uncovers how PFAS, originally a product of the Manhattan Project, became ubiquitous in consumer products.
Toxic PFAS above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
11 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust.
EU ministers get their blood tested for forever chemicals
10 Jul 2025 | Politico
European environment ministers underwent blood testing for ‘forever chemicals’ on Thursday in a publicity exercise to highlight the alarming reach of the toxic substances.
PFAS settlement secures $4.8M for Tucson's water safety
10 Jul 2025 | KVOA
The City of Tucson has received an initial $4.8 million payment from a national legal settlement aimed at addressing the impacts of PFAS products used as Aqueous Film Forming Foam.
DuPont Agrees to $27 Million Payout in Hoosick Falls Water Contamination
9 Jul 2025 | The New York Times
The chemical company was one of four businesses that contaminated the water supply in the upstate New York community. Residents have fought for nearly a decade for a settlement.
3M is paying to clean up PFAS. But for how much longer?
8 Jul 2025 | KMSP
Minnesota-based 3M is required to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Twin Cities after the company dumped chemical waste in the east metro for decades.
Study Measures Magnitude, Distribution of PFAS Chemicals in Great Lakes
7 Jul 2025 | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Scientists with NCCOS’ Mussel Watch Program published a retrospective assessment of PFAS in the Great Lakes, based on mussel tissue samples collected in the region from 2013 to 2018.
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."