Newsom vetoes PFAS ban for cookware
14 Oct 2025 | The Hill
The bill became a source of controversy in the Golden State, with celebrity chefs among those who rallied against the cookware ban, while environmental and health activists have argued for it.
After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them
14 Oct 2025 | OBP
The report shows that Hermiston’s water consistently tested above the federal maximum containment level for a PFAS called perfluorooctane sulfonate.
Products denied exemptions from Maine's PFAS ban
13 Oct 2025 | Maine Public
The ban goes into effect next year and extends to upholstered furniture, cosmetics, cleaners and other common items.
Advocates raise alarm over PFAS pollution from datacenters amid AI boom
9 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Tech companies’ use of PFAS gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought.
Long-awaited report reveals electrical fault likely caused Brunswick PFAS spill
6 Oct 2025 | Central Maine
A fault in an electric module likely caused Maine’s largest reported spill of toxic firefighting foam, a new report on the spill’s root cause has concluded.
Wisconsin moves to bring PFAS limits in line with contested federal standards
3 Oct 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Environmental advocates are urging state regulators to bring Wisconsin’s PFAS standards in line with federal drinking water standards despite an ongoing legal challenge to the federal rules.
California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with PFAS
3 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Gavin Newsom, the California governor, is facing intense pressure from industry, and even some celebrity chefs, as he weighs whether or not to sign a bill that bans the sale of cookware made with PFAS or “forever chemicals”.
[Video] How an at-home device could help you detect PFAS in your drinking water
2 Oct 2025 | CBS News
Researchers with the University of Chicago have teamed up with Argonne National Labs in Lemont to detect the smallest chemicals in our water in an effort to make it safer and healthier for all.
Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer
2 Oct 2025 | The New Lede
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to make a ruling in the case, wrote Judge Dabney Friedrich in her opinion.
Maine PFAS Fund opens second round of agricultural research grants
1 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
The funding is the second round from the state’s PFAS Fund, created to help farmers manage contamination. The program supports research aimed at helping farmers maintain operations and protect food safety despite PFAS exposure.
3M might just escape its toxic chemical legacy
30 Sep 2025 | Businessweek
Decades of selling PFAS left the iconic American manufacturer mired in legal liabilities. A new CEO is hoping to spark a turnaround.
$9.7 million in settlement funding going exclusively to removing PFAS in water
29 Sep 2025 | KCCI
Just under $10 million will go towards mitigating forever chemicals, or PFAS, in central Iowa's water sources.
Health emergency declaration discussed for West Plains PFAS crisis
27 Sep 2025 | Range
A new task force is providing the first official county response to the ‘forever chemicals’ crisis on the West Plains of Washington state. Its leaders are considering declaring a state emergency that would mobilize response funds.
Dangerous Forever Chemicals Found at This State’s Beaches
27 Sep 2025 | Newsweek
Officials have discovered toxic levels of PFAS, in sea foam along North Carolina beaches, the American Chemical Society announced this week.
ALJ Disapproves Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Rule Package Pending Correction
26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
An administrative law judge rejected Minnesota’s proposed PFAS reporting rule, citing procedural failures, conflicts with statutory language, and unreasonable fee structures, while offering recommendations for revisions before the rule can proceed.