EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Student Teams to Develop Environmental Technologies
20 Sep 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $498,801 in research funding to five college teams to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges.
Spigot available for Hallowell residents seeking PFAS-free water
20 Sep 2024 | NEWS CENTER Maine
Spigot available for Hallowell residents seeking PFAS-free water.
Testing shows declining PFAS levels after National Guard foam spill
19 Sep 2024 | The Other Paper
The levels of PFAS in effluent at the South Burlington Wastewater treatment facility have been steadily declining since a toxic chemical spill in June.
Navigating the PFAS Landscape: Emerging Trends in Litigation
18 Sep 2024 | The National Law Review
One emerging pattern is lawsuits alleging a failure to disclose the presence of PFAS in products and the potential targeting of products that advertise to be high quality or natural.
Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce use of PFAS in textiles and enhance reuse and recycling
17 Sep 2024 | European Environment Agency
The EEA briefing offers an overview on how the ongoing process to restrict the use of PFAS in the EU could have an impact on the possibility to reuse and recycle used textiles.
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.