PFAS in Asheville, NC water? One NC site has highest 'forever chemical' levels in US
15 Aug 2025 | Asheville Citizen Times
However, all WNC sites where PFAS were detected either had annual averages that were not over EPA limits, or contained a type of PFAS that the EPA doesn't currently limit.
New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?
15 Aug 2025 | USA Today
The borough manager in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, points to a firefighter training facility as the source of contamination that averaged 32 times the federal limit over the past year.
Exposure to some common PFAS changes gene activity, new study finds
15 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
“This gives us a hint as to which genes and which PFAS might be important,” said Melissa Furlong, a University of Arizona College of Public Health PFAS researcher and study lead author.
Are turf fields safe to play on? Critics have PFAS, heat and injury-related concerns
14 Aug 2025 | WECT
Advocates say the fields help reduce maintenance costs, are more durable and lend themselves to year-round use. Critics, though, say turf fields are dangerous to play on.
Court Dismisses Cookware Group’s Case Against Minnesota PFAS Law
13 Aug 2025 | Bloomberg Law
A federal district court has dismissed a trade association’s lawsuit opposing Minnesota’s ban of PFAS in consumer products.
Sunlight-Activated Material Turns PFAS Pollutants Into Fluoride
8 Aug 2025 | Technology Networks
The discovery could be a promising low-energy solution for PFAS remediation in water treatment and environmental cleanup.
Groundbreaking $2 Billion Environmental Settlement Makes History and Holds Polluters Accountable for Contamination in New Jersey
8 Aug 2025 | The National Law Review
Monday, August 4, the State of New Jersey announced a landmark settlement with DuPont and related companies (“DuPont Defendants”) valued at more than $2 billion, the largest environmental recovery for a single State – and one of the top-20 largest settlements of any kind – in U.S. history.
Breaking the bonds of PFAS: Airport launches new removal effort
8 Aug 2025 | The Inquirer and Mirror
Nantucket Memorial Airport will soon be on the front lines of testing a new system called HALT, which claims to break down and destroy a wide range of PFAS compounds in water– rendering them inert – using high heat, pressure and a chemical compound like sodium hydroxide.
Navy wants to sample well water in VB for PFAS
8 Aug 2025 | Wavy
If you live in a Virginia Beach neighborhood where you often hear the sound of freedom from the jets flying out of Naval Air Station Oceana, the U.S. Navy wants to hear from you.
In Banning Plastics, California Might Accidentally Ban Youth ATVs and Dirt Bikes
6 Aug 2025 | Ride Apart
PFAS, or forever chemicals, are both bad for the environment and people. California is attempting to ban them from youth products. But in doing so, it might ban ATVs, dirt bikes, and more.
PFAS and Micron: How will the $100B project deal with ‘forever chemicals’
4 Aug 2025 | Bay News 9
As Micron Technology moves forward with its $100 billion semiconductor facility in Central New York, community members raised an alarm about per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, but experts contend the technology exists to handle it – for a price.
3M timeline of toxicity: What the company knew about PFAS
4 Aug 2025 | Fox 9
The FOX 9 Investigators reviewed hundreds of hours of video depositions that shed new light on how company executives and scientists responded after first learning about the widespread contaminations.
Peoria anticipates over $800K payout from 3M by year's end
1 Aug 2025 | 12 News
This West Valley city isn't the only community receiving settlement funds from the chemical manufacturer.
Military bases flagged for high PFAS while EPA status remains unchanged
1 Aug 2025 | WRAL News
The EPA still labels Cherry Point “under control,” yet 2023 tests show PFAS at 12× legal limit.
Port of Kennewick temporarily halts Vista Field property sales amid PFAS detection
31 Jul 2025 | KEPR
The Port of Kennewick is temporarily pausing property sales at Vista Field amid PFAS being detected in the region.