Apple class action alleges smartwatch bands contain toxic PFAS chemicals
12 Mar 2025 | Top Class Actions
Plaintiffs Dominique Cavalier and Kiley Krzyzek filed the class action complaint against Apple Inc. on Jan. 21 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
House bill would add floss and 2 more products to Vermont’s PFAS regulations
12 Mar 2025 | VTDigger
The state already regulates PFAS in rugs and carpets, ski wax, firefighting equipment and aftermarket stain and water-proofing treatments for fabric and furniture in residential settings.
Chemours to expand well testing for PFAS contamination
11 Mar 2025 | CoastalReview.org
Tens of thousands of additional private drinking water wells are now eligible for PFAS contamination testing around Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant.
[Opinion] We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop PFAS at the source
10 Mar 2025 | The Guardian
PFAS are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enough.
Chemours to fund costly cleanup of PFAS-contaminated gardens in Dordrecht
10 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
Dozens of vegetable gardens near the Chemours factory in Dordrecht, the Netherlands are contaminated with PFOA, a type of PFAS, and cleaning them will cost between €25 million and €50 million, a cost the company has agreed to cover.
Tennessee bill could limit state regulation of PFAS and other chemicals
9 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
A proposed Tennessee bill would restrict state agencies from enacting regulations on hazardous chemicals, including PFAS, unless lawmakers prove the rules are based on “sound science.”
Record-high ‘forever chemicals’ found in private N.J. well. But hundreds more being tested.
9 Mar 2025 | NJ.com
You wouldn’t know it driving past the car dealerships and colorful storefronts in Washington Township, but chemical findings along this section of Route 31 appear to be astronomically high.
Long Island water companies sue to rollback EPA standards on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
7 Mar 2025 | New York Post
Two national utility trade groups representing many of Long Island’s water providers filed a new federal lawsuit this week seeking to overturn the limits established on toxic “forever chemicals” by the EPA last April.
Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester
6 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
'Forever chemicals' bill seeking to hold users liable debated in Georgia House committee
4 Mar 2025 | The Augusta Chronicle
Representatives of Georgia manufacturers asked state lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation shielding them from lawsuits brought by victims of contamination from "forever chemicals" - known as PFAS - in their water.
Maine lawmaker wants insurance to cover PFAS blood tests for exposed communities
4 Mar 2025 | Maine Morning Star
State bureau of insurance warned the measure could raise costs for consumers.
Want to avoid forever chemicals? Here are nine of the best PFAS-free frying pans
28 Feb 2025 | The Guardian
Reducing forever chemicals in your kitchen is difficult, but possible. To help you start, we’ve rounded up the top non-toxic pans for Pancake Day and beyond.
454% over limit: Chemours accused of threatening drinking water via illegal PFAS dumps
28 Feb 2025 | Yahoo!News
A West Virginia environmental group has presented evidence indicating a chemical giant is persisting in unlawfully dumping a toxic chemical into the Ohio River amid a federal court case the group filed to stop the pollution.
New bans target PFAS in clothing. Here's how to avoid exposure
26 Feb 2025 | CBC
There's less toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in raincoats and other products sold in Canada, thanks to new rules elsewhere.
‘The only safe level is zero’: Trump halts PFAs limits, Lowcountry experts weigh in
26 Feb 2025 | WCSC
The Charleston Water System says it is continuing to monitor PFAS levels even as the Trump administration’s halt on federal regulations has raised concerns about the chemicals.