PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
26 May 2023 | The Guardian
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution.
[Commentary] PFAS contamination also has mental health impact on Maine’s farmers
25 May 2023 | Portland Press Herald
Cultivemos, a network funded by the 2018 Farm Bill, is making sure that farmers have increased options for access to supportive services where they live and where they work.
Air Force dispute with state environmental regulators could jeopardize new PFAS extraction project
25 May 2023 | Michigan Radio
The Air Force and state regulators appear to have reached an impasse on a proposed new PFAS extraction project.
The crackdown on risky chemicals that could derail the chip industry
22 May 2023 | Financial Times
But the chemicals so instrumental to chipmakers and to the development of the world’s data-led economy also have the potential for significant health and environmental effects.
All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
18 May 2023 | Grist
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
Pentagon’s ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup budget falls ‘dramatically’ short
18 May 2023 | The Guardian
The cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination around hundreds of US military installations is ballooning, but Congress and the Pentagon are failing to keep pace, a development that is leaving service members and civilians indefinitely at risk, a new analysis finds.
Minnesota Legislature passes environment and energy package that includes ban on "forever chemicals" PFAS
18 May 2023 | CBS News Minnesota
Both chambers of the state legislature on Thursday approved a ban on so-called "forever chemicals" PFAS in consumer products, sending the bill to Gov. Tim Walz's desk for signature.
Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
15 May 2023 | Phys.org
People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of PFAS in their water supplies than people living in other communities.
Societal cost of ‘forever chemicals’ about $17.5tn across global economy – report
12 May 2023 | The Guardian
The societal cost of using toxic PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ across the global economy totals about $17.5tn annually, a new analysis of the use of the dangerous compounds has found.
Outdoor brands phase out PFAS, ‘forever chemicals,’ ahead of state bans
12 May 2023 | EHN
The outdoor footwear company KEEN made a discovery about their shoes in 2014: they were rife with stain- and water-resistant chemicals known to harm human health called PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals.’
Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
11 May 2023 | Central Maine
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
Minnesota poised to ban non-essential uses of PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’
11 May 2023 | PBS
Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.”
America’s first high-volume ‘PFAS Annihilator’ is up and running in West Michigan
4 May 2023 | woodTV8
After five years of development, a four-way business partnership has created the nation’s first high-volume closed-loop PFAS destruction system — and it’s right here in West Michigan.