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Saint-Gobain completes demolition of Merrimack facility embroiled in PFAS pollution scandal
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7 Jul 2025 | New Hampshire Bulletin
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the multi-national corporation widely blamed for contaminating southern New Hampshire’s air and water with dangerous levels of PFAS chemicals, has finished demolishing the Merrimack manufacturing facility at the center of the controversy, the company announced Thursday.
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Bipartisan bill demands more transparency, faster action on PFAS contamination
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27 Jun 2025 | Dave Clark
Michigan lawmakers are teaming up across the aisle to demand more transparency and faster action on PFAS contamination near U.S. military facilities.
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3 Japanese sentenced to prison over PFAS pollution in Italy
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27 Jun 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun
Eleven individuals, including three Japanese nationals, were sentenced to prison over chemical pollution caused by a former Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary that contaminated groundwater and rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
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Michigan AG settles lawsuit with Domtar over PFAS contamination in St. Clair County
Policy
25 Jun 2025
The Michigan Office of Attorney General has reached a settlement agreement with Domtar Industries over the release of PFAS in its paper manufacturing process.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules spills law applies to PFAS
Policy
24 Jun 2025
In a 5-2 ruling on Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the Department of Natural Resources’ authority to regulate polluters who produce hazardous substances such as PFAS through the state’s toxic spills law.
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Bill to make PFAS polluters pay for clean-up moves to NC Senate after passing House
Policy
20 Jun 2025
A bill that would make manufacturers of “forever chemicals” pay for the cost of public water systems to filter PFAS pollution is being considered by the state Senate after passing the NC House of Representatives last month.
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North Georgia families sue over ‘catastrophic’ chemical contamination
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13 Jun 2025 | Atlanta News First
A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers of contaminating soil and water across north Georgia with toxic PFAS chemicals, exposing nearby families to what environmental experts are calling “catastrophic” levels of the dangerous substances.
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EPA takes 'milestone' action against PFAS company 3M Australia
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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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Saint-Gobain knew Merrimack plant released toxic PFAS but shifted operations there anyway
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29 May 2025 | Environmental Health News
A French manufacturer moved hazardous operations to New Hampshire despite knowing its Teflon plant was emitting large amounts of toxic chemicals linked to serious health problems.
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Michigan gives Wolverine Worldwide $1M for office rehab amid PFAS cleanup
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22 May 2025 | Bridge Michigan
Michigan officials this week awarded a $1 million business development grant to global footwear retailer Wolverine World Wide as it remakes its Rockford headquarters two years into a corporate turnaround plan.
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3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark ‘forever chemical’ settlement
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14 May 2025 | The Hill
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.”
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[Video] How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
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14 May 2025 | Veritasium
The biggest chemical cover up in history. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system.
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Atmospheric emission of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility: Focus on emerging PFAS and the potential contribution of condensable PFAS on their atmospheric partitioning
Science
12 May 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
A major fluoropolymer manufacturing facility in China was found to emit dozens of previously undetected PFAS—including emerging compounds like Cl-PFECAs and multi-head PFESs—into the air and surrounding environment, raising concern about widespread contamination and the need for stronger oversight of industrial PFAS emissions.
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Elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in tap water and serum in a community near an abandoned paper mill
Science
5 May 2025 | Environ Adv.
Long-term exposure to PFAS-contaminated drinking water in a Michigan community was identified as a primary predictor of chronic elevated serum levels.
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Chemical makers knew the harms. It didn’t matter.
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2 May 2025 | The Washington Post
In “They Poisoned the World,” investigative journalist Mariah Blake writes about the campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals.