Some New Mexico households eligible for free well testing to detect PFAS
16 Sep 2024 | KRQE
The New Mexico Environment Department is offering residents around Cannon Air Force Base free water testing for PFAS contamination.
[Opinion] ‘Forever’ Pesticides Threaten Worse Environmental Harms Than DDT
16 Sep 2024 | Scientific American
A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide.
How a California County Got PFAS Out of Its Drinking Water
16 Sep 2024 | NPR
But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city.
‘PFAS . . . everywhere’: A Mass. class action lawsuit may set a new standard for damages
14 Sep 2024 | Boston Globe
Environmental and industry groups are closely watching the case ahead of an expected ‘tsunami’ of PFAS lawsuits.
Dayton lab becomes first certified PFAS lab of its kind in Ohio
14 Sep 2024 | Dayton Daily News
Dayton’s water lab has become the first municipal or commercial lab in Ohio to achieve state certification for PFAS testing, which officials say should help hold down testing costs while ensuring samples are tested in a prompt manner.
'Forever chemicals' on Texas land? EPA puts $3.2M into PFAS biosolids research
13 Sep 2024 | ABC
Texas A&M and Texas Tech will receive $1.6 million apiece as part of the grant, the EPA announced Thursday.
Spokane International Airport releases first PFAs report
13 Sep 2024 | KREM 2
The report identifies 10 areas with either known or probable PFAs contamination. Many of those locations are where the airport used or stored firefighting foam.
Maine officials trying to hide scale of ex-navy base PFAS spill, advocates suspect
13 Sep 2024 | The Guardian
The government’s communication was called ‘unconscionable’ after one of the largest spills of toxic ‘forever chemicals’.
Trojan Condoms Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals: Lawsuit Claims
12 Sep 2024 | Newsweek
America's #1 condom" is under fire over claims that they contain toxic "forever chemicals" and are unfit for their intended purpose.
Do Not Eat Advisory in effect for deer at northern Michigan marsh due to PFAS contamination
12 Sep 2024 | Fox 2 Detroit
Hunters are reminded to not eat any venison taken from deer around a marsh in northern Michigan over concerns of forever chemical contaminants in the area.
These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says
9 Sep 2024 | CNN
Dr. Carmen Marsit of Emory University, wants people to understand what to do about PFAS.
FCPS shuts off drinking water for students, staff. Here's why
6 Sep 2024 | wusa9
Many students in Frederick County had to adjust to a new status quo when they began the school year: dry drinking fountains.
Attorneys plan to sue Del. company under federal environmental act
5 Sep 2024 | WHYY.org
Gore, known for the Gore-Tex fabric, is accused of improperly disposing of hazardous waste into sewers and the air.
New Mexico ends PFAS settlement talks with Pentagon
5 Sep 2024 | E&E News
New Mexico “is actively pursuing legal action as we firmly believe that it represents the most effective course of action to hold the United States accountable for the PFAS contamination incident at Cannon Air Force Base,” Zachary Ogaz, the department’s general council.
What are ‘forever chemicals'? What to know about PFAS, private wells and your tap water
5 Sep 2024 | Evansville Courier & Press
More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of harmful pollutants often referred to as “forever chemicals” because of their indestructible nature.