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A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing
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8 Sep 2025 | Bangor Daily News
Casella Waste Systems is closing its Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township after Maine regulators discovered high levels of forever chemicals on the site and indications that the contamination may have spread to the land around it.
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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Policy
8 Sep 2025
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
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USAF testing PFAS levels from former base operations
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5 Sep 2025 | The Sun
The "plume" near fuel storage areas in New York state has shrunk considerably, with aeration treatment and soil cleaning procedures that began decades ago.
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$60M Kalamazoo project will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water supply
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5 Sep 2025 | MLive
The project will ensure the city complies with stricter federal PFAS regulations taking effect in 2029, per a Kalamazoo press release.
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PFAS in consumer products: State-by-state regulations - September 2025
Policy
4 Sep 2025
This area is rapidly developing as states create new laws or amend existing ones, and the penalties and litigation risks for non-compliance can be significant.
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DNR and DHS issue new PFAS-based consumption advisory for ducks harvested on Green Bay
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4 Sep 2025 | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
This advisory from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of Health Services is in effect immediately, and hunters should be aware of this for the fall hunting season.
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PFAS treatment as an opportunity for broader drinking water improvements: evidence from US water systems
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4 Sep 2025 | ACS ES&T Water
PFAS treatment requirements can act as a catalyst for broader improvements in U.S. drinking water systems, especially for smaller or underserved communities, by encouraging upgrades in infrastructure, source water protection, and operator capacity.
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New Mexico will soon release rules for new bans of everyday products that use ‘forever chemicals’
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3 Sep 2025 | Source NM
State environment secretary plans to spend $2M to move people off wells in Curry County.
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Comparing in-home and bottled drinking water quality: regulated and emerging contaminants in rural Central Appalachia
Science
3 Sep 2025 | J Water Health
PFAS were present at very low levels in some in-home, spring, and bottled water, measured by LC-MS/MS with reporting limits down to 0.015 ppt, bottled water showed total PFAS up to 2.354 ppt with no individual PFAS exceeding the April 2024 EPA MCLs, and only one tap sample contained GenX at 0.136 ppt.
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The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate PFAS on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’
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2 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
An unlikely alliance of farmers, bikers, truckers, a detective and scientists from across the political spectrum are working to pressure the Trump administration and Republican leadership to rein in the use of toxic sewage sludge as fertilizer on the nation’s farmland.
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WA ramps up pressure on Army over PFAS contamination near Yakima
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28 Aug 2025 | The Seattle Times
Years after a group of substances often described as forever chemicals were found in drinking water near Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Yakima Training Center, families are still waiting for water filtration systems, and state officials are frustrated with the Army’s “pattern of slow or no release of information” about the contamination.
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An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
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28 Aug 2025 | The New York Times
A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
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Detection and Quantitation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in North Carolina Sea Foam and the Corresponding Sea Water
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27 Aug 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Sea foam along the North Carolina coast contains extremely high levels of PFAS, sometimes millions of times above drinking water limits, making it a major reservoir of these harmful chemicals and a potential risk to people and ecosystems.
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Integrating ultrashort-chain compounds into the comprehensive analysis of per- and polyfluorinated substances in ready-to-feed liquid milk samples
Science
25 Aug 2025 | Journal of Chromatography Open
Across the 24 American milk samples tested, PFAS were found in every type, including dairy, plant-based, and infant formula, with ultrashort-chain compounds like trifluoroacetic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, and short-chain PFAS such as PFBA and PFHpA being the most widespread.
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The landscape of PFAS contamination in the United States: sources and spatial patterns
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24 Aug 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
PFAS contamination is widespread across the United States, with groundwater detections exceeding health limits at nearly all tested sites, especially around military bases, airports, and firefighting foam users, while industrial and waste facilities account for most likely sources and drive regional hotspots that raise major water safety and environmental justice concerns.