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.
Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
28 Oct 2023 | The Hill
An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they’re already facing.
Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning "toxic" soil into bricks
27 Oct 2023 | dezeen
The Dutch designer does not believe the process emits any toxic fumes or particles, but the testing for that is still to go ahead.
New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
27 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Researchers say the discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in the water near a Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought.
From Mount Everest to your liver: The alarming reach of 'forever chemicals' in our environment and health
26 Oct 2023 | News Medical
Researchers highlight PFAS sources in the environment, compare PFAS exposure risk amongst different age groups, and elucidate epidemiological studies on these substances' hepatotoxicity in vitro and in vivo.
EPA tightens reporting requirements for ‘forever chemical’ releases, closing controversial loophole
25 Oct 2023 | The Hill
The EPA has finalized a rule that will tighten the reporting requirements for facilities that use or release certain types of toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
Defence says PFAS in groundwater travelling 'faster than predicted' from Forest Hill RAAF base
24 Oct 2023 | ABC News
Chemical run-off from an Air Force base has been detected near a NSW city's water supply, more than four decades ahead of schedule.
Hawaii relaxes PFAS standards in drinking water
23 Oct 2023 | Military Poisons
The Hawaii Department of Health has made compliance a lot easier by relaxing regulatory standards for PFAS concentrations in drinking water.
EPA okays Chemours request to export GenX from the Netherlands to Fayetteville Works plant
19 Oct 2023 | NC Newsline
The Chemours Fayetteville Works plant can import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the company’s Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments — 220 times the amount exported in 2014.
Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
18 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry has told the UK government.
Turtles, toxic PFAS and quarantine: Probes target Chevron’s Gorgon
18 Oct 2023 | WA Today
Western Australia’s environment regulator is investigating environmental failures of Chevron’s Gorgon gas project on the Barrow Island nature reserve off the Pilbara coast, to determine if the US giant has broken the law.
Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds
16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Plumes of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ flowing from at least 245 US military bases are contaminating or threatening to pollute drinking water for nearby communities, and hundreds more are likely at risk across America, a new Department of Defense report finds.