California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with PFAS
3 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Gavin Newsom, the California governor, is facing intense pressure from industry, and even some celebrity chefs, as he weighs whether or not to sign a bill that bans the sale of cookware made with PFAS or “forever chemicals”.
[Video] How an at-home device could help you detect PFAS in your drinking water
2 Oct 2025 | CBS News
Researchers with the University of Chicago have teamed up with Argonne National Labs in Lemont to detect the smallest chemicals in our water in an effort to make it safer and healthier for all.
Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer
2 Oct 2025 | The New Lede
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to make a ruling in the case, wrote Judge Dabney Friedrich in her opinion.
Maine PFAS Fund opens second round of agricultural research grants
1 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
The funding is the second round from the state’s PFAS Fund, created to help farmers manage contamination. The program supports research aimed at helping farmers maintain operations and protect food safety despite PFAS exposure.
3M might just escape its toxic chemical legacy
30 Sep 2025 | Businessweek
Decades of selling PFAS left the iconic American manufacturer mired in legal liabilities. A new CEO is hoping to spark a turnaround.
$9.7 million in settlement funding going exclusively to removing PFAS in water
29 Sep 2025 | KCCI
Just under $10 million will go towards mitigating forever chemicals, or PFAS, in central Iowa's water sources.
Health emergency declaration discussed for West Plains PFAS crisis
27 Sep 2025 | Range
A new task force is providing the first official county response to the ‘forever chemicals’ crisis on the West Plains of Washington state. Its leaders are considering declaring a state emergency that would mobilize response funds.
Dangerous Forever Chemicals Found at This State’s Beaches
27 Sep 2025 | Newsweek
Officials have discovered toxic levels of PFAS, in sea foam along North Carolina beaches, the American Chemical Society announced this week.
ALJ Disapproves Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Rule Package Pending Correction
26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
An administrative law judge rejected Minnesota’s proposed PFAS reporting rule, citing procedural failures, conflicts with statutory language, and unreasonable fee structures, while offering recommendations for revisions before the rule can proceed.
Unmasking PFAS
26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation is using a new process that gathers data from AFFF sites to link specific PFAS-based firefighting foams and their manufacturers to alleged contamination aiming to streamline liability decisions.
New Hampshire receives first PFAS settlement payment of nearly $8 million from 3M company
25 Sep 2025 | WMUR
The payment is the first installment of a $56 million settlement with the state over PFAS contamination in water, soil, and other natural resources.
The Other PFAS Shoe Drops: EPA Will Retain and Defend Its CERCLA PFAS Regulation
23 Sep 2025 | Crowell
EPA told the court that the Trump administration had completed its review and would ultimately keep the Biden-era final rule that listed PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s PFAS pollution
19 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
If approved as proposed, legislation would delay ban on toxic ‘forever chemical’-laden firefighting foam.
EPA announces intent to defend PFAS hazardous substance designation
18 Sep 2025 | Waste Drive
The agency said it also plans to develop a new rule for future hazardous substance designations under CERCLA, saying it would be a “statutory fix to protect passive receivers from liability.”
Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards
18 Sep 2025 | Yahoo!Finance
Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards Clean Harbors’ high-temperature combustion process – ranging from 2,000-2,200 degrees Fahrenheit – was reported to achieve the US EPA standards.