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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS
Science
15 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health
A fiber-rich oat β-glucan supplement was found to possiblt help lower levels of certain harmful PFAS chemicals in the blood, suggesting a potential dietary approach to reduce long-term exposure.
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6 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
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13 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The Pennsylvania water systems that currently don’t comply with the state’s regulations are required to inform their customers and take corrective measures.
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Experts warn 100million Americans' tap water laced with PFAS... is your neighborhood at risk?
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13 Mar 2025 | Daily Mail
Researchers at the USGS — a federal agency that studies natural hazards — said a quarter of the country relies on groundwater wells that are contaminated with PFAS.
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City of Fort Worth sues the military, chemical manufacturers for water supply contamination
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12 Mar 2025 | WFAA
The city is asking for more than $420 million in relief for damages suffered by the infiltration of so-called "forever chemicals" into its water supply.
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House bill would add floss and 2 more products to Vermont’s PFAS regulations
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12 Mar 2025 | VTDigger
The state already regulates PFAS in rugs and carpets, ski wax, firefighting equipment and aftermarket stain and water-proofing treatments for fabric and furniture in residential settings.
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Chemours to expand well testing for PFAS contamination
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11 Mar 2025 | CoastalReview.org
Tens of thousands of additional private drinking water wells are now eligible for PFAS contamination testing around Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant.
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[Opinion] We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop PFAS at the source
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10 Mar 2025 | The Guardian
PFAS are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enough.
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Tennessee bill could limit state regulation of PFAS and other chemicals
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9 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
A proposed Tennessee bill would restrict state agencies from enacting regulations on hazardous chemicals, including PFAS, unless lawmakers prove the rules are based on “sound science.”
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Record-high ‘forever chemicals’ found in private N.J. well. But hundreds more being tested.
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9 Mar 2025 | NJ.com
You wouldn’t know it driving past the car dealerships and colorful storefronts in Washington Township, but chemical findings along this section of Route 31 appear to be astronomically high.
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Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure trajectories in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study
Science
8 Mar 2025 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Higher prenatal exposure to PFAS is associated with increased blood pressure during pregnancy, even among women without hypertension, suggesting that these chemicals may contribute to adverse maternal and child health outcomes.
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Supreme Court sends PFAS rules case between state, 3M back to lower court
Policy
7 Mar 2025
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday ordered a lower court to reconsider a case governing the future of Michigan regulations that seek to crack down on so-called "forever chemicals" in water supplies.
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Long Island water companies sue to rollback EPA standards on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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7 Mar 2025 | New York Post
Two national utility trade groups representing many of Long Island’s water providers filed a new federal lawsuit this week seeking to overturn the limits established on toxic “forever chemicals” by the EPA last April.
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House unanimously supports classifying PFAS as hazardous substance
Policy
6 Mar 2025
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 140, which would amend the Hazardous Waste Act in order to help the state ensure PFAS contamination near military bases is cleaned up.
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Release of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from municipal and construction and demolition waste landfills and wastewater treatment plants in North Carolina
Science
6 Mar 2025 | ACS ES&T Water
The presence of fluoroethers in the leachate from various landfills, as well as in wastewater treatment plants, illustrates that the impact of a fluorochemical plant and fluoropolymer production extends beyond the polymer manufacturing facility.
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Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester
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6 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester, Pennsylvania.