State officials update progress on 1,4-dioxane, PFAS regulations
3 Apr 2024 | WRAL News
State regulators with the NC Department of Environmental Quality said the EPA is expected to finalize drinking water standards in the coming month for "forever chemicals," which will influence the agency's progress on regulations for contaminants in drinking water.
‘I wouldn’t put my damn daughter in these’: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ lurk in feminine products
3 Apr 2024 | The Hill
Thinx denies that its products contain the substances, but settled a class-action lawsuit over allegations that they do last year.
Not ‘reasonable’: Spokane International Airport hits back against state PFAS cleanup order
2 Apr 2024 | The Spokesman-Review
Spokane International Airport is pushing back against a “disappointing” state Department of Ecology order to begin PFAS cleanup planning – stating the airport will move forward with its own investigation into the presence of the toxic chemicals.
Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire
1 Apr 2024 | Inside Climate News
Community members are working with a local environmental nonprofit to facilitate the potential testing, but Alabama’s top environment regulator said prior testing for PFAS in water sources served “no purpose.”
Debate about safety of synthetic turf and 'forever chemicals' raises concerns for some
1 Apr 2024 | ABC News
The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be found in many of the faux fields.
Armadillo Merino USA launches PFAS-free station wear
29 Mar 2024
Armadillo Merino USA has launched a line of station wear and PPE that is PFAS-free, and made of Merino wool.
Chemours’ stock plummets after releasing annual report, NC litigation driver of $238M in net losses
28 Mar 2024 | Port City Daily
The multinational chemical corporation at the heart of North Carolina’s PFAS controversy reported $238 million in annual net losses this week, primarily due to litigations in the state and multiple other fronts.
As WA tackles PFAS pollution, some worry about ‘piecemeal’ approach
26 Mar 2024 | Seattle Times
State-mandated testing revealed a San Juan Island community was drinking toxic water. But who is responsible for paying for a new water source?
70 million Americans drink water from systems reporting PFAS to EPA. Is yours on our map?
22 Mar 2024 | USA Today
At least 70 million Americans get their water from a system where toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" were found at levels that require reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency.
How can you tell if a product has toxic PFAS? Lack of labeling laws make it hard for consumers
21 Mar 2024 | wfyi
Right now, the federal government doesn’t require products that contain PFAS to be labeled and doesn’t check companies' claims that products are PFAS-free.
FDA Announces End of PFAS Use in US Food Packaging
21 Mar 2024 | The National Law Review
The FDA stated that the completion of this phase-out “eliminates the primary source of dietary exposure to PFAS from authorized food contact uses.”
68 PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found by Scientists in Food Packaging Worldwide
21 Mar 2024 | EcoWatch
New research by environmental scientists with Switzerland’s Food Packaging Forum Foundation has uncovered 68 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “forever chemicals” in food packaging — including plastic, paper and coated metal.
Comic-themed bibs contaminated with harmful PFAS, California lawsuit alleges
21 Mar 2024 | Tom Perkins
Suit claims bibs, produced by Bumkins, leaves babies exposed to high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ and do not have warning labels.
US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says
19 Mar 2024 | The Guardian
Lawsuit also alleges ‘forever chemicals’ used at Connecticut plant put residents’ health at risk and destroyed property value.
[Podcast] Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle System Characterization and Cleaning
18 Mar 2024 | Sound Cloud
You are listening to The PFAS Research and Remediation Podcast, produced and created by Arcadis with funding from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, ESTCP grant number ER-23 7692 through the United States Department of Defense.