Researchers highlight terrifying multi-generational consequences of PFAS and pesticides: 'Can interfere with the normal functioning'
9 Feb 2025 | Yahoo!News
A recent report has confirmed a concerning connection between harmful health effects in humans and fluorine exposure through common chemicals and pesticides.
CDC Report Finds Traces Of PFAs In Maui Firefighters’ Blood
7 Feb 2025 | Civil Beat
Firefighters who responded to the Maui wildfires had elevated levels of PFAS, a manmade chemical linked to cancer, in their bloodstream, according to a new wildfire report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Detox your kitchen: three things you can do right now to avoid toxic chemicals
7 Feb 2025 | The Guardian
PFAS and microplastics lurk everywhere – from pots and pans to storage containers and utensils. These simple changes are a first step in reducing them quickly.
PFAS ban sees tech suit shipments halted in California and New York; No suit ban imminent
6 Feb 2025 | SwimSwam
The ban of PFAS substances in select U.S. states has resulted in a disruption of swimsuit orders and shipments for swimmers and parents gearing up for swim season.
PFAS levels in 80% of Okayama townsfolk exceed U.S. guidelines
4 Feb 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun
More than 80 percent of Kibi-Chuo residents tested for cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds in their blood had levels exceeding U.S. guidelines, according to town officials.
First-of-its-kind PFAS study finds 'potentially harmful' levels of forever chemicals in Marylanders
3 Feb 2025 | WBALTV
A first-of-its-kind study testing the blood of Maryland residents for toxic forever chemicals found every participant had it in their blood — with nearly all of them at risk for health problems due to their levels of PFAS contamination.
Attleboro mayor to request $50M for plant to remove PFAS from drinking water
31 Jan 2025 | George W. Rhodes
Mayor Cathleen DeSimone will be sending a request to the city council to borrow $50 million to fund a plant to remove permanent polyfluoroalkyls, or PFAS, from the drinking water supply.
Scientists Think This Oddball Organism Could Help Take the 'Forever' Out of Forever Chemicals
31 Jan 2025 | Popular Mechanics
With the discovery of bacteria with a predilection for PFOS, scientists hope that they can use F11 in remediation for this type of PFAS.
Zeldin to head EPA sparking debate over PFAS regulation and industry influence
30 Jan 2025 | Great Lakes Now
Committee Chairman Sen. Capito (R-WV) asked Zeldin what he would do about the “forever chemicals” problem, and Zeldin noted that he was a member of the PFAS Task Force and also voted for the PFAS Action Act during his former position as New York congressman.
West Virginia Rivers Coalition lawsuit alleges Chemours' PFAS contamination continues
29 Jan 2025 | WTAP
In a federal lawsuit filed last month in the Southern District of West Virginia, The West Virginia Rivers Coalition alleges that the Washington Works plant continues to discharge excessive amounts of PFAS chemicals into the Ohio River.
Record levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in wildlife near New Mexico base, hunters warned
29 Jan 2025 | AP
Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.
PFAS regulation rollback under Trump administration sparks legal and environmental concern
28 Jan 2025 | FSJA
The Trump administration has halted plans to regulate PFAS discharges in wastewater, reversing guidelines developed under the Biden administration.
Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims
27 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Complaint says Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie Dark Waters continues to pollute West Virginia river.
$20 million from 3M settlement to fund outdoor projects in east metro
27 Jan 2025 | MPR News
Money from Minnesota’s settlement with 3M over “forever chemicals” will soon be available for natural resources projects in the east Twin Cities metro.
Apple sued for using dangerous 'forever chemicals' in Watch bands
27 Jan 2025 | The Register
Apple has been sued for allegedly selling wristbands for its smartwatches that contain high levels of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS that may be linked to harmful health effects in humans.