This scientist blew the whistle on forever chemicals…and then lost her career
30 Jul 2025 | Fox 9
In her first interview in nearly 20 years, a former whistleblower at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency details how her early research into forever chemicals was shut down.
PFAS: The ‘forever chemicals’ found at the local car wash
30 Jul 2025 | WashPIRG
The toxic PFAS in car wash foam, waxes and coatings doesn’t stay at the car wash or even on your car.
Canada’s new PFAS limits leave water utilities scrambling for costly fixes
29 Jul 2025 | Jaela Bernstien
Canadian water utilities are racing to assess and treat PFAS contamination after the federal government slashed drinking water limits for the chemicals and signaled plans to classify them as toxic.
Tampa Bay Water awarded $21 million in settlement
25 Jul 2025 | WMNF
Tampa Bay Water is working on plans with the settlement money to ensure water quality in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.
Deadline extended for reporting PFAS in products in Minnesota, proposed Minnesota PFAS reporting rule under administrative review
23 Jul 2025 | The National Law Review
The MPCA has proposed a rule to implement this PFAS reporting requirement, and in connection with that rulemaking the agency announced on July 23, 2025 that it will delay the reporting deadline by six months. With the delay, reports will not be due until July 1, 2026.
There’s a new acid in our rain — should we be worried?
23 Jul 2025 | Nature
Scientists and regulators are divided over the threat posed by rising levels of a chemical called TFA.
Getting PFAS out of biosolids isn’t easy. Some companies are trying
22 Jul 2025 | C&EN
State regulations and litigation drive market for PFAS-destruction technologies targeting sewage sludge.
Scientists warn of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in reusable period products
22 Jul 2025 | The Hill
“Since reusable products are on the rise due to their increased sustainability compared to single-use products, it’s important to ensure that these products are safe,” co-author Marta Venier, an associated professor at Indiana University, said in a statement.
US wetlands ‘restored’ using treated sewage tainted with forever chemicals
18 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Use of wastewater treatment plant effluent containing PFAS threatens wildlife, food and drinking water, advocates say.
These French villages have no more drinking water. The reason? PFAS pollution
18 Jul 2025 | Le Monde
Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10 due to a record-breaking contamination by PFAS, a group of toxic substances known as 'forever chemicals.'
Baby bald eagles tested positive for PFAS and other legacy contaminants
18 Jul 2025 | Great Lakes Now
Their sample set showed that eagles located closer to the lakes were approximately six times more contaminated with these chemicals than eagles nesting farther inland.
House panel clears NDAA with nuclear, PFAS amendments
16 Jul 2025 | E & E News
House lawmakers advanced their fiscal 2026 defense policy bill late Tuesday after a marathon markup in which members tacked on dozens of new provisions on critical minerals, nuclear energy and “forever chemicals.”
Your PFAS questions answered by Professor Rainer Lohmann
11 Jul 2025 | Leo Bear-McGuinness speaking with Rainer Lohmann, PhD
“So the [EPA] is saying ‘if you can detect PFAS in your drinking water, then that level is too high.’”
PFAS were originally used to contain nuclear chemicals, new book finds
11 Jul 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Investigative journalist uncovers how PFAS, originally a product of the Manhattan Project, became ubiquitous in consumer products.
Toxic PFAS above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
11 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust.