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Michigan firefighter blood PFAS study hints at foam ban impact
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30 May 2026 | MLive
The study found Michigan firefighters generally did not have higher average levels than the broader U.S. population for most measured chemicals, a result which officials speculate may reflect restriction on use of certain toxic foams enacted in 2020.
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Michiganders urged to avoid foam on water surfaces
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24 May 2026 | SooLeader
If you touch any foam, rinse off or bathe as soon as possible. Your skin is generally a good barrier to PFAS. However, touching foam without rinsing off or bathing can lead to accidentally swallowing foam and its contents.
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Air Force delays start of PFAS cleanup at Wurtsmith for up to 5 years
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23 May 2026 | The Detroit News
U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman accused the Air Force of having "made a public promise and ... now constructing a scientific rationale to walk it back."
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Michigan Health Department releases findings about project on contaminants in firefighters’ blood
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15 May 2026 | Click On Detroit
Confirmed concentrations for 13 types of PFAS, such as PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS, in the blood of Michigan firefighters.
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MDARD Announces New PFAS Research Grant Opportunity
Policy
8 Apr 2026
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) today announced an innovative new research grant program to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination on Michigan agricultural lands.
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Michigan study links PFAS to weaker COVID vaccine response
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5 Apr 2026 | Mlive.com
In the study’s main analysis, participants with higher PFHxS exposure had about 40 percent lower levels of a key COVID-fighting antibody after vaccination than those in the lower exposure group.
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Several UP airports receive EGLE grants to address PFAS contamination
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19 Jan 2026 | TV6 News
Funding will be used for PFAS testing and monitoring, potential source control and cleanup strategies for groundwater and stormwater, as well as the cleaning of firefighting equipment and the replacement of firefighter turnout gear.
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PFAS levels are declining in Great Lakes fish, new research shows
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14 Jan 2026 | Bridge Michigan
“The ecosystem responded very quickly to these changes in industrial production,” said Sarah Balgooyen, a lead author of the study and former EPA chemist who is now a researcher at the Colorado School of Mines.
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Michigan Democrats introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen protections against PFAS air pollution
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12 Jan 2026 | Michigan Advance
It would also require the agency to identify industries and facilities that release PFAS into the air, begin setting enforceable limits on PFAS air pollution from major sources and strengthen cleanup responsibility and public reporting when these chemicals are released into the environment.
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'Terrified and really angry': Forest Hills residents react to excess PFAS found in water
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12 Dec 2025 | Fox 17
Some Forest Hills residents are expressing concern after learning their drinking water contains excess amounts of PFAS, man-made chemicals that have been linked to health risks over long-term exposure.
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PFAS Action group announces interactive map collecting ‘Eat Safe Fish’ guidelines for Michigan
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11 Dec 2025 | Michigan Advance
On Tuesday, the group launched its 'Eat Safe Fish' mapping tool, which it developed in collaboration with the Ecology Center, collecting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 2025 'Do Not Eat' and consumption limitation advisories into an interactive map.
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Wolverine Worldwide, 3M face new PFAS lawsuit from Michigan landfills
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8 Dec 2025 | MLive
Two West Michigan landfills are suing Wolverine Worldwide and 3M Corp., alleging the companies are responsible for years of PFAS contamination tied to the disposal of contaminated tannery sludge from former shoemaking in Rockford.
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2025 Great Lakes PFAS Summit
Events
1 Dec 2025
Join the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for the annual virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit December 2 – 4, 2025.
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Michigan: We can’t afford to look for all PFAS. Homeowners on their own
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21 Nov 2025 | Bridge Michigan
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team doesn’t have a certain dollar figure at which it decides to pull the plug on a source investigation. Rather, it depends on the data they’re able to collect and whether that data points investigators in a direction worth pursuing.
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Village of Pellston receives $44 million grant for PFAS-free water system
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24 Oct 2025 | 9 and 10 News
The Village of Pellston has been awarded $44 million in grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to build a new municipal water system outside of the area impacted by PFAS contamination.