Unmasking PFAS

26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review

The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation is using a new process that gathers data from AFFF sites to link specific PFAS-based firefighting foams and their manufacturers to alleged contamination aiming to streamline liability decisions.

New Hampshire receives first PFAS settlement payment of nearly $8 million from 3M company

25 Sep 2025 | WMUR

The payment is the first installment of a $56 million settlement with the state over PFAS contamination in water, soil, and other natural resources.

The Other PFAS Shoe Drops: EPA Will Retain and Defend Its CERCLA PFAS Regulation

23 Sep 2025 | Crowell

EPA told the court that the Trump administration had completed its review and would ultimately keep the Biden-era final rule that listed PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.

Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s PFAS pollution

19 Sep 2025 | The Guardian

If approved as proposed, legislation would delay ban on toxic ‘forever chemical’-laden firefighting foam.

EPA announces intent to defend PFAS hazardous substance designation

18 Sep 2025 | Waste Drive

The agency said it also plans to develop a new rule for future hazardous substance designations under CERCLA, saying it would be a “statutory fix to protect passive receivers from liability.”

Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards

18 Sep 2025 | Yahoo!Finance

Clean Harbors’ PFAS Incineration Study Demonstrates Successful Destruction of "Forever Chemicals" that Surpasses Latest EPA Standards Clean Harbors’ high-temperature combustion process – ranging from 2,000-2,200 degrees Fahrenheit – was reported to achieve the US EPA standards.

NASDA Endorses Federal Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination of Farmland

18 Sep 2025 | Food Safety Magazine

At their 2025, Annual Meeting the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA’s) outlined five recommendations on how the US federal government should address PFAS contamination of agricultural land.

Trump EPA will defend Biden rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup

17 Sep 2025 | The Hill

The rule in question designated two types of these chemicals as “hazardous substances,” giving the EPA more authority to clean up their contamination and require polluters to pay for it.

California legislature votes to phase out “forever chemicals” in cookware and other household items

15 Sep 2025 | CBS News

The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.

Trump asks federal court to let it drop regulations on some PFAS chemicals in drinking water

15 Sep 2025 | KJZZ

The Trump administration’s EPA announced plans to undo regulations on four of those in May. Now it’s asking a federal court to make it official.

Study details how ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt liver function

15 Sep 2025 | The Hill

The disruptions were also sex-specific — affecting donor liver cells of males and females in different ways, according to the research.

Employees of major chemical maker Daikin underwent PFAS blood tests

13 Sep 2025 | KYODO News

Major Japanese chemical maker Daikin Industries Ltd. conducted blood tests on employees in the past following possible exposure to potentially harmful PFAS chemicals, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.

‘You’re poisoning my child’: How Mamme No PFAS helped expose Italy’s PFAS pollution scandal

13 Sep 2025 | Euro News

They are Mamme No PFAS (Mums No PFAS), a group of mothers protesting PFAS contamination in Italy. They are among the most influential activists in Europe’s fight against these ‘forever chemicals’.

Lobbyists Are Playing Both Sides of the PFAS Debate

12 Sep 2025 | Jacobin

A new investigation has found that some of the same lobbyists fighting a bill that would ban PFAS in select consumer products are also lobbying for another bill that would help remove the chemicals from the water supply through a PFAS Mitigation Fund.

EPA issues enforcement order for Maine corporation related to release of PFAS at Brunswick Landing

11 Sep 2025 | WMTV

The U.S. EPA announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority that addresses last year's accidental release of "forever chemicals" in Brunswick.