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With national PFAS standards in flux, New Hampshire regulators try to move forward
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23 Apr 2026 | New Hampshire Public Radio
The proposed changes exclude newer PFAS chemicals that are still being used from regulation and only limit older chemicals that have already been phased out.
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Maine is tightening limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Are communities ready?
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22 Apr 2026 | Portland Press Herald
That’s less difficult for a larger utility such as the Sanford Water District, which already has qualified technicians on its payroll, according to its superintendent, David Parent, but strenuous for others.
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Report to the legislature: Assessments of feasibility of regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water as the entire class or as certain subclasses or mixtures and treatment technologies for removal of PFAS from drinking water or wastewater
Policy
21 Apr 2026
The report concludes that it currently is infeasible to develop a class-wide PFAS drinking water standard, but it leaves the door open for that circumstance changing. It also mentions California’s efforts to develop a broad spectrum analytical approach for PFAS and a treatment-based regulation for the entire class of PFAS.
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Clarifying Facts About PFAS That Have Not Been Addressed
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21 Apr 2026 | Nantucket Current
There is NO safe level of PFAS in drinking water.
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EPA’s ‘PFAS OUT’ initiative looks to help utilities get proactive on contaminants
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20 Apr 2026 | WFM
EPA said PFAS OUT is an outreach initiative to provide information on resources, including funding and technical assistance, to drinking water systems with PFAS challenges.
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Advocates criticize proposed NC PFAS strategy for lack of enforcement power
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20 Apr 2026 | Liz McLaughlin
Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, said the plan would leave too much responsibility on communities already dealing with contamination.
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Duluth emergency training facility faces millions in PFAS cleanup costs
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17 Apr 2026 | Northern News Now
Lake Superior College estimates roughly 3,500 participants train at the ERTC each year. According to Lake Superior College President Linda Kingston, millions of dollars in PFAS cleanup is needed to keep the training going.
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New Mexico solidifies classification of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as a hazardous waste
Policy
16 Apr 2026
New Mexico Environmental Department General Counsel Zachary Ogaz told the Journal on Wednesday that Monday’s action clarifies HB 140’s legal framework, defining the chemical makeup of aqueous film-forming foam and solidifying the agency’s legal authority to regulate it.
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Minnesota PFAS Reporting Pushed Back
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16 Apr 2026 | Ropes & Grey
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced yesterday that initial reports under the state’s PFAS pollution prevention law will now be due on September 15, 2026, instead of July 1.
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Texas attorney general launches probe into Lululemon’s potential use of certain chemicals
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15 Apr 2026 | AP News
The activewear company says it stopped using the so-called “forever chemicals” more than two years ago.
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What are PFAS? Why ‘forever chemicals’ in clothing are drawing health concerns
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14 Apr 2026 | Fox 26
A doctor who spoke with FOX 26 said PFAS can be absorbed through the skin, though many questions about exposure levels and long-term risk are still being studied.
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Per rebuke to their submitted plan, local governments must deliver bottled water to PFAS-impacted West Plains residents
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13 Apr 2026 | The Spokesman-Review
Bottled water would need to be delivered within seven days of a request and would be sanitized and refilled by the water delivery services. Ecology also encouraged the governments to provide for maintenance of existing filters as part of the plan.
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in New Jersey’s tap water have dropped 55%, Rutgers study finds
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13 Apr 2026 | WHYY
Before the regulations were implemented, PFAS far exceeded safe levels, said study author Hari Lyer, a cancer epidemiologist in the Department of Medicine at Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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PFAS released from the metals recovery process of the lithium-ion battery black mass
Science
13 Apr 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS used in lithium-ion batteries, such as bis-FMeSI and LiPF₆, may be mobilized during hydrometallurgical recycling and lithium recovery, with unidentified organofluorine suggests PFAS burdens may be underestimated.
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Volatile per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other semi-volatile organic chemicals in indoor air of fire stations: The influence of gear storage conditions
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13 Apr 2026 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Sampling across 11 fire stations identified 14 PFAS and ~120 co-occurring SVOCs in indoor air, with volatile species such as 8:2 FTOH detected at high levels in enclosed gear storage areas, suggesting turnout gear may act as a source of airborne PFAS that could potentially contribute to inhalation exposure and PFOA formation.