The military is looking for PFAS pollution at N.C. bases, but cleaning it up will take decades

9 Feb 2022 | North Carolina Public Radio

The Department of Defense is testing hundreds of military sites around the country, including dozens in North Carolina, for contamination from PFAS.

Department of Defense sued amid 30-year fight against East Liverpool hazardous waste incinerator

8 Feb 2022 | Mahoning Matters

If temperatures aren't high enough to break the PFAS down, the chemicals are released into the air.

No eating eggs from hens ‘in the whole of Flanders, Belgium’ due to PFAS contamination

7 Feb 2022 | The Brussels Times

Due to pollution from a 3M factory in the neighbourhood of Zwijndrecht in Antwerp, the government advised people living within a certain radius of the plant to stop eating eggs and vegetables from their hens and gardens.

Hazardous “forever chemicals” used in Colorado for fracking, report says

7 Feb 2022 | The Denver Post

Physicians for Social Reponsibility’s report on Colorado follows 2021 look at drilling in six other states.

[Blog] Why is nobody talking about outdoor gear's PFAS problem at Snow Show?

4 Feb 2022 | U.S. PIRG

The outdoor industry prides itself on promoting healthy living and active lifestyles; many outdoor brands fail to phase PFAS out of their supply chains and products.

States will weigh more than 210 bills on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in 2022

4 Feb 2022 | Environmental Health News

At least 32 states are considering laws that would ban or restrict PFAS, including their use in personal care products, clothing, and food packaging.

What products to look out for in your home that might include 'forever chemicals'

3 Feb 2022 | The Hill

PFOA and PFOS from consumer products is low in comparison to exposure from contaminated drinking water, the agency does provide a list of some products that may contain PFAS

CDC study finds higher-than-average PFAS blood levels in residents near New Castle Air National Guard Base

2 Feb 2022 | WHYY News

In 2014, the drinking water supply in the area was found to contain PFAS levels above Environmental Protection Agency standards.

Evidence of PFAS chemicals in sports bras

2 Feb 2022 | Environmental Health News

Fifteen out of 23 popular sports bras have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of toxic PFAS, ranging from 10 ppm to 58 ppm, according to a new report from Mamavation.

[Blog] Major fashion brands phasing out of toxic forever chemicals

1 Feb 2022 | NRDC

While numerous apparel companies based in Europe have moved to eliminate the use of PFAS in their supply chains, the U.S. apparel industry is lagging behind.

Drought Exposes ‘Canary in This Coal Mine’ of PFAS in Well Water

31 Jan 2022 | Bloomberg Law

Drought is exposing new layers of risk posed by PFAS contamination in drinking water nationwide, a public health hazard expected to cost billions of dollars and take years to solve, state and federal officials say.

Advisory warns of PFAS in beef from Michigan cattle farm

28 Jan 2022 | MLive

Beef from a southeast Michigan cattle farm contains unsafe levels of toxic PFAS chemicals traced to the application of wastewater biosolids as fertilizer on fields used to grow feed crops.

Past toxics cases set the stage for PFAS lawsuits

28 Jan 2022 | The Hill

This is the last in a four-part series.

PFAS waste spurs alarm over ‘poisoning,’ regulatory gaps

27 Jan 2022 | E & E News

Between 2018 and August 2021, roughly 6,545 shipments of almost 14 million kilograms of PFAS-laden waste have traveled across the country.

Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits

27 Jan 2022 | The Hill

This is the third in a four-part series.