Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study

10 Jan 2025 | The Guardian

Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% less later in life, research shows.

Minnesota dealers left with unsellable youth ATVs and dirt bikes because of PFAS ban

9 Jan 2025 | The Minnesota Star Tribune

Honda alerted showrooms about the new Minnesota law less than two weeks before it took effect. Yamaha sent out a notification after it started.

Maryland Sues Maker of Waterproof Material Gore-Tex Over Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution

6 Jan 2025 | EcoWatch

Maryland is suing W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex — a waterproof material often used in outdoor gear such as raincoats — alleging its leaders continued to use PFAS “forever chemicals” long after they learned of the chemicals’ serious health risks.

How do construction workers get exposed to PFAS? UMass Lowell lands $600K to find out

6 Jan 2025 | WickedLocal.com

“This is the first study to systematically document PFAS exposures in the construction sector,” Anila Bello said, in a statement. “We will perform a comprehensive assessment of PFAS present in workers, the sources of the exposure and how PFAS enters the body.”

Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

6 Jan 2025 | CNN

A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, according to a new report.

These common medications could be releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into the environment

6 Jan 2025 | The Washington Post

The widespread use of pharmaceuticals in America is introducing even more toxic “forever chemicals” into the environment through wastewater, according to a study released Monday, and large municipal wastewater treatment plants are not capable of fully filtering them out.

Are PFAS in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’

3 Jan 2025 | The Guardian

Reducing exposure to the toxic blend of chemicals in everyday items is difficult – but possible.

After failed attempts, Wisconsin lawmakers will try again to address PFAS

3 Jan 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio

Communities have waited more than 500 days to access $125M set aside for PFAS contamination.

The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago

2 Jan 2025 | The New York Times

The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”

Hershey class action claims candy wrappers contain PFAS

2 Jan 2025 | Top Class Actions

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups could have contaminated packaging, lawsuit claims.

Pulitzer Center series on PFAS & firefighting: A fire hose of ‘forever chemicals’

1 Jan 2025 | Maine Morning Star

Maine Morning Star in partnership with the Pulitzer Center has published a an investigative series examining the prevalence of PFAS in and from firefighting, particularly in the use of foam known as AFFF and in firefighter turnout gear.

Japan to make tougher standard permanent for PFAS in tap water

26 Dec 2024 | Star and Stripes

The Environment Ministry during an online experts meeting Tuesday agreed to adopt a target value of 50 nanograms per liter, or 50 parts per trillion, for PFOS and PFOA — components of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” — in its water quality standards.

Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' in This Common Wearable Tech

25 Dec 2024 | Men's Journal

The class action lawsuit, filed in October by law firm Baird Mandalas Brockstedt and Federico on behalf of homeowners who live near the Perdue Agribusiness facility on Zion Church Road, seeks monetary damages and remediation for Perdue’s alleged role in PFAS groundwater contamination.

Milliken & Company Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Offer Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear

20 Dec 2024 | Firehouse Magazine

Milliken composites were able to meet and exceed the more stringent NFPA 1971-2018 standard during the third-party testing process in November.

Virginia DEQ Begins Identifying Potential Sources of PFAS in Public Drinking Water

19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has begun issuing notifications to facilities in the Commonwealth that it has identified as potential sources of PFAS detected in public drinking water systems.