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Skin sampling as a proxy for screening per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposures in endangered sea turtles
Science
19 May 2025 | Mar Pollut Bull
Small skin samples collected from stranded green sea turtles in Texas showed PFAS levels, especially PFOS, that closely matched those in the turtles’ blood, demonstrating that quick, minimally invasive skin biopsies can reliably track exposure to these persistent pollutants in endangered populations.
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Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline
Policy
14 May 2025
Supporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say limiting PFAS chemicals in biosolids will force water utilities to look at other disposal methods, which will lead to higher utility bills.
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They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
News
9 May 2025 | The Texas Tribune
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raises doubts over safe application of forever chemicals in Texas
News
29 Apr 2025 | WFAA
In a one-on-one interview with Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., he acknowledges that PFAS in biosolids is devastating Texas ranches.
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North Texas odor sparks concern over potential 'forever chemicals' in fertilizers
News
10 Apr 2025 | Rebecca Lopez
Residents say a foul odor has been drifting through the community almost every morning, and many believe it’s coming from biosolids being spread by a nearby rancher.
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City of Fort Worth sues the military, chemical manufacturers for water supply contamination
News
12 Mar 2025 | WFAA
The city is asking for more than $420 million in relief for damages suffered by the infiltration of so-called "forever chemicals" into its water supply.
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Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products
News
13 Dec 2024 | The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals.
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‘This is my Chernobyl:’ Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS
News
7 Dec 2024 | News Nation
Testing by the county revealed contamination that curiously extended from the fertilizer spread on the neighbor’s farmland across the street — to the soil and water on the Colemans’ properties, as well as their animals.
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EPA PFAS monitoring and testing concludes
News
2 Dec 2024 | City of Austin
Today, Austin Water released results from a year’s worth of water quality testing as part of a nationwide effort by the EPA to determine the presence of PFAS in public drinking water.
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'Forever chemicals' on Texas land? EPA puts $3.2M into PFAS biosolids research
News
13 Sep 2024 | ABC
Texas A&M and Texas Tech will receive $1.6 million apiece as part of the grant, the EPA announced Thursday.
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Lithium ion batteries a growing source of PFAS pollution, study finds
News
8 Jul 2024 | Phys.org
Texas Tech University's Jennifer Guelfo was part of a research team that found the use of a novel sub-class of PFAS in lithium ion batteries is a growing source of pollution in air and water.
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The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer
News
19 Apr 2024 | Grist
In Texas, a group of farmers whose properties were contaminated with PFAS from fertilizer are claiming the manufacturer should have done more to warn buyers about the dangers of its products.
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Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on “forever chemicals”
News
17 Apr 2024 | The Texas Tribune
The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
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Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock
News
1 Mar 2024 | The Guardian
Two ranches also allege biosolids with ‘forever chemicals’ ruined crops, polluted drinking water and left their properties worthless.
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Texas Farms Detail PFAS Contamination in Lawsuit Over Biosolids Fertilizer
News
26 Feb 2024 | Progressive Farmer
With regulation of sewage-sludge fertilizer mostly unsettled nationally, a pair of Texas farms are suing the waste recycling and biosolids company Synagro for selling fertilizer that the farmers allege has affected their health, contaminated their water supply and left their fields and livestock with dangerous testing levels of "forever chemicals."