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New CA Law Aimed at Eliminating PFAS from Firefighter Turnout Gear
News
23 Jun 2025 | Firehouse
When firefighters in California head into the flames, they wear special gear to protect them from heat, moisture, smoke and falling materials. But the same equipment meant to keep them safe exposes them to cancer-causing chemicals embedded in their uniforms.
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Turning the Tide on PFAS: How Statewide AFFF Takeback Initiatives Are Redefining Environmental Protection
News
20 Jun 2025 | Environmental Protection
Ohio, New Hampshire, and North Carolina are leading PFAS mitigation efforts with large-scale AFFF collection and destruction programs using verified supercritical water oxidation technology.
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The Shifting Nature of the PFAS Regulatory Landscape
News
19 Jun 2025 | The National Law Review
The slow pace of study has made enforcement of rules regarding PFAS inconsistent (and the subject of legal challenges) and has caused a substantial amount of confusion and uncertainty among industry, municipalities, and consumers.
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EPA cancels limits for several PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Policy
12 Jun 2025
More than 150 million Americans drink water contaminated with toxic forever chemicals. Last year, after decades of inaction, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set limits to protect public health. Now, that same agency is undoing those defenses.
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No focus on PFAS prevention in EU Water Resilience Strategy
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5 Jun 2025 | Sustainable View
“We are disappointed by the absence of concrete actions on pollution prevention, which is essential for safeguarding water at its source,” says Natural Mineral Waters Europe secretary-general Patricia Fosselard. This is particularly true for pollution from persistent chemicals such as PFAS, the industry association adds.
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The new PFAS bill is urgently needed for Michigan
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3 Jun 2025 | The Michigan Daily
To address this prevalent problem, Michigan has started regulating the agricultural use of biosolids. However, these measures fall short because they do not ban the use of such fertilizers outright, like Maine did.
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Congress pressed to confront PFAS pollution threatening Great Lakes and Midwest communities
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30 May 2025 | Environmental Health Network
Communities around the Great Lakes, already reeling from widespread PFAS contamination, are pushing lawmakers to restore stricter federal standards and boost cleanup efforts amid concerns over weakened environmental protections.
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EPA takes 'milestone' action against PFAS company 3M Australia
News
29 May 2025 | ABC West
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has issued a clean-up notice to 3M Australia after the forever chemicals were found in soil and water across 100 hectares of Brogans Creek Quarry, south-east of Mudgee.
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[Dissertation] Permitting pollution: The production of science, policy, and the State in Environmental Regulatory Policy on Industrial Pollution in the United States
Science
27 May 2025 | American University
Archival records and ethnographic interviews reveal that tight corporate–regulator relationships in the United States let industrial polluters steer science and policy, forcing communities in places like North Carolina and Louisiana to fight for themselves and showing that lasting environmental protection will require community‑centered, bottom‑up reforms rather than today’s permit system.
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Maine's PFAS regulation hit as Trump cuts federal funding
Policy
24 May 2025
The Trump administration is canceling $15 million in grants for research into forever chemicals.
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Disaster Risks and PFAS Remediation Will Shape Environmental Policy
News
19 May 2025 | NCSL
States face ongoing challenges around disaster mitigation and resilience, PFAS remediation and foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land.
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When States Step In: PFAS Policy Innovation or Fragmentation?
Policy
15 May 2025
While this federal delay, and retreat in other PFAS areas, is recent, states have not waited for federal action.
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Trump officials want to cut limits of PFAS in drinking water – what will the impact be?
News
15 May 2025 | The Guardian
The EPA is attempting actions that violate the law, some say, and Biden administration’s progress can’t be fully undone.
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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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EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
News
14 May 2025 | The Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been linked to a range of illnesses.