How safe is your drinking water? Here's what you need to know about impact of 'forever chemicals' on water quality
25 Jan 2025 | Hindustan Times
Senate inquiry raises concerns over PFAS in drinking water, affecting Aboriginal communities reliant on bottled water due to quality issues.
New PFAS treatment facilities aim to clean North Carolina drinking water
25 Jan 2025 | WRAL News
Aqua unveiled seven PFAS treatment facilities in North Carolina, aiming to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water as utilities brace for EPA regulations and potential federal policy changes.
Trump's halting of EPA limits on PFAS in drinking water "a tragic setback," Long Island environmentalist says
23 Jan 2025 | CBS News
President Donald Trump has withdrawn a Biden administration plan to set new limits on chemical discharge into drinking water.
PFAS and waste solutions funded in final days of Biden EPA
21 Jan 2025 | Waste Drive
A week before President Donald Trump’s second term began, the EPA under former President Joe Biden funded two dozen small businesses working on early-stage environmental technologies.
As Portland transitions away from PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the Jetport, lawmakers intend to make state follow
17 Jan 2025 | The Maine Monitor
Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is pushing for that to happen.
A PFAS-free fire suppressant made with Maine wood could fight wildfires
17 Jan 2025 | Portland Press Herald
The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market – and onto firefighting airplanes – quickly. But getting it certified will take time and money.
Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
16 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
In response to the blood results, the government established an independent PFAS scientific advisory panel to advise public policy. The panel’s first report recommended that the government should look at offering bloodletting to affected residents.
Smartwatch bands can contain ‘major’ levels of toxic PFAS, study finds
16 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
High amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ that can be absorbed through skin detected in common brands of wrist bands.
3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show
15 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Newly uncovered documents reveal chemicals giant was aware ‘environmentally neutral’ products did not biodegrade.
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question challenge to state authority in PFAS case
14 Jan 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
State's largest business group sued state regulators in 2021 over their authority to force businesses to test and clean up PFAS.
How PFAS 'forever chemicals' are removed from contaminated drinking water at treatment plants
14 Jan 2025 | ABC News
There is currently a NSW inquiry into PFAS contamination in waterways and drinking water; and a national inquiry investigating the sources, potential health and environmental impacts, and the role of regulation.
‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people, EPA says
14 Jan 2025 | CNN
Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds
13 Jan 2025 | The New York Times
But wastewater, even after treatment, contains high levels of harmful “forever chemicals” that are already contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans, researchers said in a study published on Monday that analyzed wastewater samples nationwide.
3M PFAS lawsuits cost billions. Insurance giant AIG doesn't want to pay
13 Jan 2025 | Fox 9
Insurance company AIG filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based manufacturer 3M to avoid paying for thousands of lawsuits related to 3M’s production and dumping of PFAS chemicals.
PFAS Bans Are Coming for Clothing. Here’s What You Need to Know
13 Jan 2025 | Wirecutter
That protection, it turns out, was due to a class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS and PFCs, that as of January 2025 are now banned from apparel for sale in California and New York.