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Warnings Issued Over Contamination Caused by US Military Bases
News
19 Oct 2025 | Newsweek
"The Department’s timeline for cleanup is dictated by the cleanup law (i.e., CERCLA) and its regulations, and reflects both an evolving understanding of PFAS conditions at our military installations and additional investigation based on drinking water standards that EPA finalized last year," Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson told Newsweek.
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Regulators overlooking toxic PFAS found around Lancashire chemicals plant
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19 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions.
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New Mexico proposes world’s broadest use of PFAS warning labels
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18 Oct 2025 | C&EN
“It’s time we just shine a light on this,” James Kenney, secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), tells C&EN.
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3M PFAS trial delayed, more health claims filed
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18 Oct 2025 | Fox 9
A bellwether trial was scheduled to begin this month, but the judge indefinitely delayed the proceedings, so attorneys could file any other cases that meet the criteria.
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Maine begins covering cost of PFAS blood testing
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18 Oct 2025 | News Center Maine
The state-funded initiative aims to help residents in contaminated areas afford critical blood tests for toxic PFAS exposure.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in urban stormwater runoff: Insights from a roadside rain garden
Science
16 Oct 2025 | Water
A New Jersey roadside rain garden removed less than 1% of the 1,400–1,600 ng/L of PFAS (mainly PFBS and PFHxA) found in stormwater, showing that current stormwater systems are ineffective in removing PFAS and need advanced treatment and stronger policies.
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[Press Release] Ranking Member Pingree: Trump’s EPA is Failing to Protect Americans from ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
Policy
16 Oct 2025
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the EPA after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed PFAS risk assessment.
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Newsom blocks bill that would further limit PFAS in packaging
Policy
16 Oct 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills related to PFAS and plastic microbeads, capping off a legislative session that brought little change for the packaging industry.
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EPA moves to allow more PFAS in drinking water
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15 Oct 2025 | Environment America
The current U.S. EPA is moving to weaken that rule—including rescinding the limits for four of those PFAS chemicals and delaying limits on the other two.
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Newsom vetoes PFAS ban for cookware
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14 Oct 2025 | The Hill
The bill became a source of controversy in the Golden State, with celebrity chefs among those who rallied against the cookware ban, while environmental and health activists have argued for it.
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After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them
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14 Oct 2025 | OBP
The report shows that Hermiston’s water consistently tested above the federal maximum containment level for a PFAS called perfluorooctane sulfonate.
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Advocates raise alarm over PFAS pollution from datacenters amid AI boom
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9 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Tech companies’ use of PFAS gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought.
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Long-awaited report reveals electrical fault likely caused Brunswick PFAS spill
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6 Oct 2025 | Central Maine
A fault in an electric module likely caused Maine’s largest reported spill of toxic firefighting foam, a new report on the spill’s root cause has concluded.
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Wisconsin moves to bring PFAS limits in line with contested federal standards
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3 Oct 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Environmental advocates are urging state regulators to bring Wisconsin’s PFAS standards in line with federal drinking water standards despite an ongoing legal challenge to the federal rules.
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California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with PFAS
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3 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Gavin Newsom, the California governor, is facing intense pressure from industry, and even some celebrity chefs, as he weighs whether or not to sign a bill that bans the sale of cookware made with PFAS or “forever chemicals”.