Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands
22 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to the region.
Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer
20 Nov 2023 | Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.
US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years
17 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
The estimate in the new EPA analysis is probably ‘dramatic’ undercount because ‘forever chemical’ waste is unregulated in the US.
How Cancer-Linked ‘Forever Chemicals’ Got Inside Everyone
13 Nov 2023 | Bloomberg
In this episode of Bloomberg Investigates, we examine how substances known as PFAS found their way to every corner of the planet—and the consequences.
EPA detected "forever chemicals" in water systems serving 46 million. Is yours on our map?
11 Nov 2023 | USA Today
Toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in more than one in four public drinking water systems this year in concentrations at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimum reporting levels.
[Press Release] From the trough to the plate – digitally calculated
11 Nov 2023 | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment computer programme “ConTrans”estimates how much of an undesirable substance is transferred from feed to food
Majority of domestic US military sites leaking PFAS into environment
11 Nov 2023 | Envirotech Online
Recent reports have unveiled a disconcerting scenario wherein an array of U.S. Army bases have become inadvertent conduits of contamination, leaching hazardous chemicals into local water supplies.
How Worried Should We Be About “Forever Chemicals”?
8 Nov 2023 | Slate
PFAS are in … so many things. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
New Report: PFAS Industry Spent More Than $110 Million on Lobbying Since 2019
7 Nov 2023 | Food & Water Watch
Weak regulations in the U.S. have allowed multi-billion dollar chemical corporations to conceal the dangers of toxic compounds called PFAS.
Does your makeup contain 'forever chemicals'?
4 Nov 2023 | CBC News
Canadian government to decide soon if PFAS should be classified as toxic.
Is my dental floss actually toxic? Why TikTok is abuzz with "forever chemicals" in our oral care
3 Nov 2023 | Salon
PFAS can be toxic and many are alarmed that they appear in dental floss.
Study: PFAS detected in 71 percent of shallow private wells tested statewide
3 Nov 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Most wells had at least one PFAS, but very few had levels of concern.
12 household products that contain toxic PFAS — how to protect against ‘forever chemicals’
1 Nov 2023 | New York Post
PFAS are lurking in your house right now — and you’re probably inviting more of them in every day.
EPA to Fund Studies of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Agriculture
30 Oct 2023 | Inside Climate News
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday $8 million in new research funding to understand how the toxic compounds known as ‘forever chemicals’ are affecting plants and animals in agricultural, rural and tribal communities.
The race to destroy PFAS, the forever chemicals
30 Oct 2023 | MIT Technology Review
Scientists are showing these damaging compounds can be beat.