EPA considers rolling back PFAS regulations, raising health concerns
3 Apr 2025 | CBS Albany
The EPA is considering rolling back drinking water regulations on PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals," a move that has raised concerns among environmental and health experts.
Firefighters who Battled Maui Wildfires Have High Levels of PFAS
2 Apr 2025 | Fire House
NIOSH researchers evaluated exposures of Maui firefighters to various chemicals.
Toxic dust? PFAS found in homes near NC plant
1 Apr 2025 | WRAL News
A study found high PFAS levels in household dust near a Chemours plant, raising concerns about another exposure route for residents. Researchers detected PFAS in every sampled home.
[Opinion] Trump's admin lands a blow in the Cumberland fight against 'forever chemicals'
1 Apr 2025 | Fayetteville Observer
The federal shift on 'forever chemicals' comes as findings show they are in our water, soil, vegetables and blood. Many Cumberland and Bladen residents are still on bottled and filtered water.
NSF Lists PPI PIPE as the First Global Company with the “+ PFAS Tested” designation for their PVC Pipe and Fittings Products
28 Mar 2025 | Business Wire
NSF announced that South Korea’s PPI PIPE Co. Ltd. is the first company to add the “+ PFAS Tested” label to its certified PVC pipes and fittings used in drinking water systems.
States Take Action to Regulate and Limit PFAS in Industrial Effluent Despite Federal Inaction
28 Mar 2025 | The National Law Review
Federal action may be halted, but states are beginning to enact legislation that seeks to address PFAS contained in industrial effluent.
Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
28 Mar 2025 | Scientific American
The sheer number of contaminated sites shows that these chemicals are likely present in most of the U.S. water supply,” said David Andrews, deputy director of investigations and a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization, in a recent press release.
Boon Township family finds alarming levels of PFAS in water, encourages others to test
27 Mar 2025 | Up North Live
"For anyone who lives in Boon, Cadillac or any of the surrounding areas, we are finding PFAS contamination in many different places," said Mary Galvanek, an organizer of Cadillac Advocates for Clean Water. "The most important thing is to put yourself on a testing schedule. So, test right now for PFAS and you can get a general water test as well."
Full PFAS documentary coming this fall
26 Mar 2025 | International Association of Fire Fighters
The makers of BURNED: Protecting the Protectors will release a new documentary later this year that takes a deeper look at the dangers of PFAS. It’s called GENX: the Saga of Forever Chemicals.
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
26 Mar 2025 | AP
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality has rules that require any biosolids used as fertilizer to meet certain criteria on levels of heavy metals and pathogen reduction requirements, but the agency acknowledged they aren’t currently testing for PFAS.
Two new families of PFAS-free solvents for next-generation batteries
26 Mar 2025 | Tech Xplore
The Amanchukwu Lab at UChicago PME wants to flip that script. In two recent papers, the team designed two new families of PFAS-free solvents that make ideal components for next-generation batteries.
NC State researcher finds high PFAS concentrations in sea foam along local beaches
25 Mar 2025 | Port City Daily
An expert panel discussion on Cape Fear region water contamination included new research finding high levels of PFAS in local sea foam samples.
‘This is dangerous’: New rule proposes PFAS changes, wouldn’t punish polluters
24 Mar 2025 | WECT 6
A new rule proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission would require companies to test for PFAS pollution and submit plans to reduce it, but wouldn’t create pollution limits or enforce penalties for contamination.
Even as French Island makes progress on safe drinking water, effects of PFAS contamination remain
24 Mar 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Residents say they loved the taste of French Island water, look forward to drinking tap water again after new well comes in 2027.
PFAS bill protecting utilities companies passes in Indiana House and Senate
24 Mar 2025 | Great Lakes Now
According to earlier reporting from Indiana Public Broadcast News, Justin Schneider with Indiana American Water, said when customers sue utilities, the cost of those lawsuits gets passed back on to water utility customers.