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Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plant effluent contributions to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Potomac River: A basin-scale measuring and modeling approach
Science
2 Jun 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
A Potomac‑River study finds that both city and factory wastewater plants steadily leak PFAS “forever chemicals” into the basin, enough that, during summer low‑flows, about one in six drinking‑water intakes could exceed new federal limits—showing that tackling the problem requires a whole‑watershed strategy, not just individual pipes.
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Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
Policy
30 May 2025
Manufacturers and trade groups are urging the state to extend the forever chemicals reporting deadline, saying they need more time to sift through complex, multitiered supply chains.
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PFAS ban on everyday household items passes IL Senate
Policy
30 May 2025
This plan would ban PFAS from being added to cosmetics, dental floss, children items and toys, menstrual products, underwear and more. State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) said Illinois will lead the way in banning these products.
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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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$8.5M to Garden City Compost could help the facility manage PFAS contamination
News
30 May 2025 | 8KPAX
The PFAS found at Garden City Compost come from wastewater that they use to create biosolids, which are part of the base of creating compost.
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Saint-Gobain knew Merrimack plant released toxic PFAS but shifted operations there anyway
News
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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Maine House passes bill to require landlords to test for PFAS
Policy
28 May 2025
The Maine House has given initial approval to two bills that expand testing for the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
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YouTube Science Star Derek Muller Confronts PFAS “Forever Chemicals”—In His Own Blood
News
28 May 2025 | Scientific American
YouTube star Derek Muller built an 18-million-subscriber YouTube empire by challenging misconceptions about science. Now his own blood test and a sudden EPA reversal bring this topic into the mainstream.
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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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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in placental compartments: Histopathological and toxicological data integration in an Italian cohort
Science
27 May 2025
Placenta samples from Italian pregnancies almost always contained multiple PFAS chemicals, and higher levels were tied to blood‑flow problems and abnormal growths, suggesting these persistent pollutants may disrupt normal placental function and threaten pregnancy health.
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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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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) profiles in primary and secondary landfill leachates: Indications of transformation, liner interactions, and other PFAS sources
Science
24 May 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Tests at three modern, double‑lined Florida landfills showed that the supposedly isolated liquid beneath the main liner still contained thousands to tens of thousands of nanograms‑per‑litre of assorted PFAS, often rivaling or exceeding levels in the primary leachate, revealing that “forever chemicals” can slip through liners, transform, and build up despite today’s best landfill safeguards.
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After hailing them as important, EPA cancels PFAS research grants
News
23 May 2025 | The Portland Herald Press
Termination notices to Maine grant recipients said the work was 'no longer consistent with EPA funding priorities.' At least 2 of the 3 Maine recipients plan to appeal the termination.
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Michigan gives Wolverine Worldwide $1M for office rehab amid PFAS cleanup
News
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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Low levels of PFAS detected in water system serving Central Maui
News
22 May 2025 | Star-Advertiser
The Hawaii Department of Health said low levels of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” were detected in water samples collected from a system that serves a portion of Central Maui.