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DNR hosting listening session to gather feedback about PFAS law program development
Policy
5 Jun 2026
The DNR is hosting a public listening session virtually on June 19, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to gather feedback about implementation of the programs authorized by these laws.
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Robbinsdale officials seek cause of elevated levels of PFAS in city's drinking water
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5 Jun 2026 | CBS News
"The drinking water wells for the city are actually deeper than that. They're 400 feet. So, by testing the waters as they go down to about 300 feet, there might be different levels of PFAS in different layers under the ground," he said.
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Tyco to pay $10 million, cover cleanup costs in PFAS suit settlement
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5 Jun 2026 | WisPolitics-State Affairs
According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area.
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Mass. bills would ban PFAS in food packaging, kid's toys and more
News
5 Jun 2026 | WBUR
Both bills would also require the Department of Public Health to investigate whether to restrict PFAS in additional products.
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5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to 'forever chemicals'
News
2 Jun 2026 | NPR
Research has found that when people remove their exposures, the levels of these contaminants in their bodies decrease over the course of several years.
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Minnesota’s MSW incinerators effectively destroy PFAS, study finds
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1 Jun 2026 | Waste Drive
Combustion facilities in Minnesota turning municipal solid waste into energy and ash appear to be destroying somewhere between 99.6% and 99.97% of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, according to a study commissioned by the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association.
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Michigan firefighter blood PFAS study hints at foam ban impact
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30 May 2026 | MLive
The study found Michigan firefighters generally did not have higher average levels than the broader U.S. population for most measured chemicals, a result which officials speculate may reflect restriction on use of certain toxic foams enacted in 2020.
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States grapple with billions in PFAS costs and ask EPA for assistance
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29 May 2026 | Waste Drive
Katrina Kessler, a commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said the federal government may need to consider a fee system or other revenue-generating authority from upstream producers of PFAS chemicals in order to ensure the cost doesn’t fall entirely on taxpayers.
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Arizona to test fish in more than 25 lakes for PFAS, issue advisories this summer
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29 May 2026 | AZ Family
According to Arizona Department of Health Services, PFAS absorption through skin is minimal, so activities such as swimming, wading and catch-and-release fishing pose little risk. However, the agency advises watching children closely if they may swallow water while swimming.
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Scientists say the chemicals in nonstick pans could affect children for years to come
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28 May 2026 | Food & Wine
They found that bone density was lower by age 12, and that higher PFOA concentrations were consistently linked to lower forearm bone density at every time point measured.
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'Forever chemicals' found in California waterways in 10 counties, study says
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27 May 2026 | SF Gate
One of the chemicals, bifenthrin, which was found in all samples taken in San Luis Obispo County, has been banned for agricultural use in the European Union since July 2019 due to concerns about its link to cancer and environmental impacts.
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The cost of “forever”: Economic implications of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mitigation in drinking water and their impact on water affordability
Science
27 May 2026 | ACS ES&T Water
PFAS mitigation models in California suggest household water bills could rise by about $58 per month under the strictest scenario, with the greatest affordability burden falling on groundwater-dependent and lower-income communities, where water costs may exceed the 2.5% income threshold.
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Environmental exposure to emerging per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiovascular diseases: A mixture analysis
Science
26 May 2026 | Health Science Reports
An NHANES 2015-2020 mixture analysis found that higher serum PFAS exposure, especially PFOA, PFNA, ME-PFOSA-AcOH, was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular impairments such as heart attack, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke while higher combined PFAS exposure was associated with increased odds of all evaluated cardiovascular outcomes.
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PFAS: NGOs sue French state over failure to tackle 'forever chemicals'
News
26 May 2026 | Le Monde
All plaintiffs are asking the court to order the government to stop PFAS discharges into the environment and to remedy the "ecological harm" caused by its "culpable inaction."
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Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm
News
22 May 2026 | Portland Press Herald
The state has bought a second farm poisoned by forever chemicals, acquiring a 45-acre property in Unity abandoned by its owners after they discovered their water, fields, produce, and even their blood were saturated by dangerous toxins.