Japan to make tougher standard permanent for PFAS in tap water
26 Dec 2024 | Star and Stripes
The Environment Ministry during an online experts meeting Tuesday agreed to adopt a target value of 50 nanograms per liter, or 50 parts per trillion, for PFOS and PFOA — components of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” — in its water quality standards.
Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' in This Common Wearable Tech
25 Dec 2024 | Men's Journal
The class action lawsuit, filed in October by law firm Baird Mandalas Brockstedt and Federico on behalf of homeowners who live near the Perdue Agribusiness facility on Zion Church Road, seeks monetary damages and remediation for Perdue’s alleged role in PFAS groundwater contamination.
Milliken & Company Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Offer Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear
20 Dec 2024 | Firehouse Magazine
Milliken composites were able to meet and exceed the more stringent NFPA 1971-2018 standard during the third-party testing process in November.
Virginia DEQ Begins Identifying Potential Sources of PFAS in Public Drinking Water
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has begun issuing notifications to facilities in the Commonwealth that it has identified as potential sources of PFAS detected in public drinking water systems.
FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Clams
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared its latest test results for PFAS in clams as follow up to its findings in the 2022 PFAS in seafood survey.
Federal study takes samples from Delaware homes, finds forever chemicals in dust
19 Dec 2024 | Delaware Public Media
A report by two federal agencies found homes in New Castle near the Air National Guard Base have higher rates of PFAS than non-industrial Westfield, Mass.
Arctic snow shows up to 71 times more PFAS during sunny months
19 Dec 2024 | Phys.org
FAS refers collectively to the thousands of man-made chemicals that take a very long time to break down in nature. None of these substances occur naturally—also called forever chemicals, and several are suspected of negatively affecting humans and nature.
Why Are Pesticide Companies Fighting State Laws to Address PFAS?
18 Dec 2024 | Civil Eats
In Maine, Maryland, and beyond, the industry is using a well-worn playbook to slow legislators’ attempts to get forever chemicals out of food and water.
EPA has known about presence and danger of PFAS in drinking water for almost two decades, documents show
18 Dec 2024 | Prism
Though the Environmental Protection Agency finally passed regulations on “forever chemicals” in April, a Prism analysis found high concentrations in New Jersey water supplies going back years.
Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have elevated levels of PFAS, study says. How concerning are these forever chemicals?
18 Dec 2024 | Yahoo!Life
Smartwatches are a hot-ticket gift over the holidays, but a new study might have you rethink how you strap the device to your wrist in the future.
PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear
17 Dec 2024 | NIST
The protective clothing worn by wildland firefighters often contains PFAS, according to a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products
13 Dec 2024 | The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals.
Where you live in LA can mean more ‘forever chemicals’ in your blood
13 Dec 2024 | LAist
University of Southern California researchers found in a study that some Angelenos, who lived near or too far from certain neighborhood factors, had a higher presence of chemicals in their bloodstream.
City of Tucson files lawsuit against federal government over water contamination
13 Dec 2024 | KVOA
The City of Tucson has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging negligence by the U.S. Air Force has caused widespread contamination of the city’s drinking water with harmful "forever chemicals."
MillerKnoll is the First Office Furniture Manufacturer to Announce Elimination of PFAS from North American Brand Portfolio of Products
12 Dec 2024
MillerKnoll, a global design leader, announces that from May 2025 all North American products from the collective of brands will be free of any added PFAS, making MillerKnoll the first office furniture manufacturer to make this commitment.