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Chairman Palmer delivers opening statement at Environment Subcommittee Hearing on the current statutory and regulatory landscape of PFAS
News
22 Dec 2025
“In other words, a responsible party could be responsible for the entire cost to cleanup a contaminated site even if its contribution to the pollution was minimal.”
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Ahead of 2026, Congress hears diverging calls for PFAS regulation
News
19 Dec 2025 | Waste Dive
Witnesses pressed for lawmakers to act on PFAS-related legislation in 2026 to protect “passive receivers” from liability, but environmental groups say stricter PFAS enforcement is needed instead.
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San Francisco FD to switch entirely to PFAS-free turnout gear
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12 Dec 2025 | FireRescue1
Backed by a $2.35M FEMA grant, the department is rolling out 1,100 sets of UL-certified, PFAS-free ensembles.
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Why are famous Chefs Fighting to keep ‘Forever Chemicals’ in cookware?
News
11 Dec 2025 | Atmos
A bill phasing out the sale of nonstick pans made with polytetrafluoroethylene—a type of PFAS 'forever chemical'—cleared the state legislature in September with overwhelming support.
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Defense bill delays phaseout of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Policy
8 Dec 2025
Included in the measure is language from the House version of the bill that delays the phaseout of the use of 'forever chemical'-laden firefighting foam by two years."
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The unintentional role of chemical regulation in regrettable substitution: The case of PFAS
Science
25 Nov 2025 | ES&P
The authors argue that regulatory systems like TSCA and REACH may unintentionally drive regrettable PFAS substitutions by allowing insufficiently assessed alternatives onto the market, highlighting the policy significance of shifting toward earlier hazard evaluation, coordinated global oversight, and mechanisms to prevent substitution with equally persistent or hazardous chemicals.
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Second public consultation on REACH PFAS Proposal – ECHA guidance for respondents
Policy
30 Oct 2025
This public consultation is expected to start by the end of March 2026, and it will last for 60 days.
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Maine begins covering cost of PFAS blood testing
News
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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[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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Newsom vetoes PFAS ban for cookware
News
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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Lobbyists Are Playing Both Sides of the PFAS Debate
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12 Sep 2025 | Jacobin
A new investigation has found that some of the same lobbyists fighting a bill that would ban PFAS in select consumer products are also lobbying for another bill that would help remove the chemicals from the water supply through a PFAS Mitigation Fund.
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Chemical companies lobbying MPs not to ban PFAS
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29 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
Chemical firms are lobbying British Members of Parliament not to ban “forever chemicals” in the same way as proposed in the EU, using arguments disputed by scientists and described as “big tobacco playbook” tactics.
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Europe drafts PFAS restrictions
Policy
21 Aug 2025
ECHA, the arm of the European Commission (EC) responsible for managing the use of chemicals in the EU, has proposed a series of measures to reduce the risks posed by PFAS under the EC’s current legislation.
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She fought to ban PFAS while dying of cancer. Now Minnesota has the nation's strictest law.
News
1 Jul 2025 | CBS
Starting this year, it's America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals."