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Maine Board Approves Motion to Adopt Rule on PFAS in Products; CUU Proposals for Products Prohibited as of January 1, 2026, Are Due June 1, 2025
Policy
11 Apr 2025
Under the approved rule, CUU requests for products scheduled to be prohibited January 1, 2026, are due June 1, 2025. The products containing intentionally added PFAS that are scheduled to be prohibited include: cleaning products; cookware; cosmetics; and others.
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RI Senate passes bill to protect firefighters from PFAS
Policy
11 Apr 2025
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill aimed at protecting firefighters from cancer-causing chemicals.
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Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards
News
11 Apr 2025 | Times Union
A lawsuit from national utility groups could threaten federal standards for “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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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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A PFAS First: New Mexico Exempts Fluoropolymers From Its PFAS Product Ban
Policy
9 Apr 2025
Yesterday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the first state ban on products with intentionally added PFAS to exempt fluoropolymers.
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Wisconsin confronts PFAS crisis amid legislative debates, public health concerns
News
9 Apr 2025 | The Badger Herald
Wisconsin is still grappling with the pervasive issue of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” due to their persistent nature in the environment and human body.
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Lujan Grisham signs bills for water quality, PFAS restrictions into law
Policy
8 Apr 2025
Lujan Grisham signs bills for water quality, PFAS restrictions into law lujan grisham signs bills for water quality pfas restrictions into law Tuesday 08 April 2025 US, New Mexico Environment, Wildlife, Drinking water, Private wells, Health,
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Firefighting without PFAS, expert explains
News
8 Apr 2025 | Virginia Tech
Brian Lattimer, head of the Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been at the forefront of this challenge. With new bans on PFAS and increasing awareness of their impacts, his team is working to develop firefighting solutions that do not rely on these chemicals.
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Obtaining and evaluating information on the use, release, and health effects of two types of long-chain PFAS used as alternatives for legacy long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids: a case study.
Science
8 Apr 2025 | Environ Health Perspect
Two long-chain PFAS used at a New Jersey fluoropolymer facility, were found to be as bioaccumulative and toxic as phased-out long-chain PFAAs they have replaced, with human half-lives of several years and health effects observed in both animals and exposed workers.
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New House Republican proposal seeks to exempt many toxic PFAS from review
News
7 Apr 2025 | The Guardian
Two lawmakers introduced a resolution to repeal a 2024 Biden rule that closed a ‘low volume exemption’ loophole.
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Alabama Supreme Court deals blow to Gadsden Water ‘forever chemicals’ suit
News
4 Apr 2025 | AL.com
The Alabama Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to the Gadsden water utility’s PFAS lawsuit Friday, dismissing the utility’s claims against DuPont, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, as well as others.
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[Video] PFAS detected in multiple New York counties' water, environmentalists say
News
4 Apr 2025 | CBS News
CBS News, New York's Alecia Reid tells us about the new benchmark put in place by the EPA that is being challenged.
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Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
2 Apr 2025
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.
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Firefighters who Battled Maui Wildfires Have High Levels of PFAS
News
2 Apr 2025 | Fire House
NIOSH researchers evaluated exposures of Maui firefighters to various chemicals.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl ether acid (PFEA) concentrations in indoor dust are higher in homes closer to a fluorochemical manufacturing facility
Science
31 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Homes closer to a PFAS manufacturing facility in North Carolina had significantly higher levels of toxic PFAS—including GenX and Nafion byproducts—in indoor dust, suggesting that air emissions from the facility may be a major source of exposure, especially for children.