All About PFAS, the ‘Forever Chemicals’ That US and EU Are Targeting
24 Aug 2023 | The Washington Post
Meet PFAS, a class of chemicals that some scientists call the next DDT.
‘Forever chemicals’ found in 76% of Pennsylvania streams sampled
24 Aug 2023 | The Philadephia Inquirer
Scientists with the USGS first set out in 2019 to sample 161 waterways as a way of finding potential sources of PFAS contamination from 33 different compounds of the “forever chemicals."
Saint-Gobain announces closure of Merrimack facility at the center of PFAS controversy
23 Aug 2023 | NHPR
Saint-Gobain, the French manufacturing company at the center of a years-long controversy over PFAS contamination in the air and water surrounding their Merrimack, New Hampshire facility, has announced they are closing that plant.
Dangerous levels of PFAS detected in water for 27 million. Did the EPA find it near you?
19 Aug 2023 | USA Today
Toxic “forever chemicals” are far more widespread through the country’s drinking water systems than previously known, according to new EPA data released Thursday.
Stella residents sue 3M and Rhinelander paper mill for PFAS contamination of private wells
18 Aug 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Residents have filed a class action lawsuit, claiming that waste spread on farm fields led to PFAS pollution of wells.
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
18 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
The agency plans a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows for flexibility, but critics say ‘this is not a new definition – it is a lack of definition.'
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
18 Aug 2023 | The New York Times Magazine
PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them.
Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
17 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
The water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are polluted.
Lawsuit says Brita misled users about ability to filter out ‘forever chemicals,’ more
16 Aug 2023 | The Hill
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles claims that water filtration company Brita allegedly misled users about the ability of its popular products to remove a number of hazardous contaminants from tap water, including “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, which may cause cancer.
PFAS in Westfield study of indoor samples from households complete
12 Aug 2023 | 22 News
A study was conducted of indoor samples from households in Westfield for a PFAS Environmental Sampling project.
Researchers ‘stunned’ to find dangerous chemicals in a common produce aisle staple: ‘[This is] particularly concerning’
12 Aug 2023 | YahooNews
Ah, kale. Once a golden child among leafy greens — a 2011 talking point for Gwyneth and Ellen, a 2012 “Dish of the Year” star for Bon Appétit, and the 2014 fashion focus of a Beyoncé video — kale has since had increasing detractors alongside its defenders.
Scientists find PFAS in feminine hygiene products
11 Aug 2023 | Notre Dame News
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are sharing findings from a study on perfluorinated substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” in a wide range of feminine hygiene products.
Think International Space Station dust is obviously free of bad chemicals? Wrong
11 Aug 2023 | The Register
No one's in danger but we may need to rethink some cabin materials.
Investigation into water near 3M plant led to discovery of old and new chemicals in fish
11 Aug 2023 | Minnesota Reformer
Average PFOS concentration in Lake Rebecca fish was almost 10 times the national average.
‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers
11 Aug 2023 | The Washington Post
New research has found “forever chemicals” in the lining of period underwear, the wrappers of tampons and in other menstruation products.