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'Improperly set': Advocates say Minneapolis trash burner's PFAS limits miss long-term risks
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20 Jun 2026 | Yahoo!News
Advocates argue that meeting permit requirements is not the same as proving a facility is harmless, particularly for residents who live for years near several pollution sources at once.
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EPA’s $10.1 million to Delaware for local PFAS cleanup may signal a new approach
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19 Jun 2026 | DPM
The new research confirms PFAS contamination is both widespread and persistent in the Delaware River and selected tributaries.
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Elephant seal pups rack up PFAS while nursing
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19 Jun 2026 | C&EN
“Everything that is being studied here is also relevant for human beings,” says Carrie McDonough, an environmental chemist at Carnegie Mellon University who wasn’t part of the work. “We do maternal offloading. Our babies, before they’re even born, have PFAS in them. Our breast milk has PFAS accumulated in it as well.”
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Kidney cancer rates near PFAS factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
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19 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
The experts have called for more research, including PFOA blood testing in the affected area in the UK.
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What you need to know about forever chemicals and how they can cause infertility in men
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19 Jun 2026 | WTOP
“Things like PFAS, which are also known as forever chemicals, phthalates and even some pesticides, can interfere with hormones and fertility and reproductive health,” Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs at the Environmental Protection Network.
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New research links prenatal exposure to PFAS to later development of PMOS
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19 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
This link to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) “is another piece that fits in that larger body of evidence of these specific harms, like hormonal disruption,” said Tasha Stoiber, a senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group non-profit who reviewed the study.
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Amid national PFAS frenzy, the ‘Maine model’ shows states how to stop ‘forever chemicals’ at the source
Policy
18 Jun 2026
Maine’s policies opt for a more comprehensive approach, regulating PFAS as an entire category rather than by individual chemical regulations.
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Toothed whales reveal growing scale of PFAS contamination in the world’s oceans
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18 Jun 2026 | Innovation News Network
The findings position toothed whales as valuable indicators of ocean pollution and provide new evidence that forever chemicals are becoming increasingly widespread throughout marine food webs.
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Brown County Board OKs outside counsel to sue over PFAS at Green Bay airport
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18 Jun 2026 | Fox 11 News
A Wisconsin county affected by PFAS remediation is exploring “every option available to recover damages and avoid the necessary expenditure of potentially millions of dollars in unexpected and unbudgeted resources related to PFAS remediation.”
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PFAS found in drinking water, environmental wells tested in Dakota County
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18 Jun 2026 | CBS News
Dakota County in Minnesota took water samples from 114 private drinking wells. PFAS were found in 94 of them, some of which had levels higher than state and federal drinking guidelines.
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MaineHealth receives $1.1 million federal grant to study effects of PFAS exposure in children
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17 Jun 2026 | Maine Public
"I hope that the work that we do will put some additional data behind that, so that we can make sure that we're monitoring for all the correct conditions in kids who know that they've been exposed," says Dr. Abby Fleisch is a pediatric endocrinologist.
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Analysis of in vitro profiling data of cosmetic ingredients within the Tox21 10K compound library for bioactivity and potential toxicity
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16 Jun 2026 | BMC Pharmacol Toxicol
Banned ingredients, including PFAS and phthalates, were more active than non-banned ingredients in CYP inhibition, estrogen/androgen signaling, while some non-banned cosmetic ingredients showed similar toxicity-related bioactivity, suggesting current bans may not fully capture potentially hazardous ingredients.
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Fate of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a mega-city wastewater treatment network: The ‘Precursor Paradox’in transitioning to 100% water reclamation
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16 Jun 2026 | Sci Total Environ
Four Los Angeles wastewater treatment plants found that PFAS precursors can transform during treatment into measurable PFAS, while reverse osmosis removes >99% from recycled water but concentrates PFAS up to 40-fold in brine, making brine disposal a key challenge for water reclamation.
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Commissioner Roswall holds high-level dialogue on PFAS-related pollution challenges
Policy
15 Jun 2026
We support the transition away from forever chemicals and will seek a ban on PFAS in consumer goods and industrial uses where adequate alternatives exist.
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Pennsylvania House approves bill banning PFAS in baby products, cosmetics and dental floss
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15 Jun 2026 | Fox 56
The measure, introduced by Reps. Greg Scott, D-Montgomery County, and Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny/Washington counties, would prohibit the manufacture and sale of covered products containing intentionally added PFAS beginning July 1, 2027.