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New Hampshire receives first PFAS settlement payment of nearly $8 million from 3M company
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25 Sep 2025 | WMUR
The payment is the first installment of a $56 million settlement with the state over PFAS contamination in water, soil, and other natural resources.
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Short-chain PFAS predominate in large-scale lithium battery industrial parks, Eastern China: Source apportionment and downstream impact implications
Science
25 Sep 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Lithium battery industrial parks in eastern China release significant amounts of short-chain PFAS into rivers, with urban wastewater, traditional industries, and the battery industry each contributing about one-third of the pollution, leading to ecological risks, in downstream ecosystems.
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Field measurement and modelling of PFAS leachability from a contaminated fire training area–whole of pad response to rainfall
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24 Sep 2025 | Water Research
Concrete and asphalt at old fire training sites where firefighting foams were used continue to release PFAS into rainwater runoff at levels around 1–4 micrograms per liter, and modeling indicates this contamination could persist for centuries without active cleanup or management.
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The Other PFAS Shoe Drops: EPA Will Retain and Defend Its CERCLA PFAS Regulation
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23 Sep 2025 | Crowell
EPA told the court that the Trump administration had completed its review and would ultimately keep the Biden-era final rule that listed PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the gut microbiota in infants: A scoping review
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23 Sep 2025 | Environ Res
PFAS exposure in infants, often through breast milk, maternal blood, or cord blood, was linked to shifts in gut bacteria diversity and changes in metabolism.
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The moderating role of vitamin E in the association between PFAS exposures and diabetes risk: Evidence from the NHANES 2017-2018
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22 Sep 2025 | Metabolism Open
Analysis of U.S. NHANES 2017–2018 data showed that higher PFAS concentrations, especially PFOS and PFNA, were linked to increased diabetes risk, but vitamin E significantly moderated these effects by reducing PFAS-related elevations in blood glucose, suggesting antioxidant protection is particularly important for older adults and men.
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Michigan AG Nessel secures settlements for PFAS cleanup at White Pigeon paper mill site
Policy
20 Sep 2025
The settlements allow funding to be used for response activities to address PFAS released into the environment, and requires action to address sources of past and ongoing releases of PFAS into the White Pigeon River, according to a release.
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[Factsheet] PFAS sampling activities in the US Geological Survey national networks
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19 Sep 2025 | USGS
The U.S. Geological Survey is monitoring PFAS nationwide by sampling 23 rivers up to 22 times a year, collecting over 1,200 groundwater samples from wells since 2019, and measuring PFAS in rainfall at atmospheric deposition sites to track how these long-lasting chemicals move through water, air, and soil.
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Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s PFAS pollution
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19 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
If approved as proposed, legislation would delay ban on toxic ‘forever chemical’-laden firefighting foam.
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EPA announces intent to defend PFAS hazardous substance designation
News
18 Sep 2025 | Waste Drive
The agency said it also plans to develop a new rule for future hazardous substance designations under CERCLA, saying it would be a “statutory fix to protect passive receivers from liability.”
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NASDA Endorses Federal Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination of Farmland
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18 Sep 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
At their 2025, Annual Meeting the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA’s) outlined five recommendations on how the US federal government should address PFAS contamination of agricultural land.
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Early-life dietary exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) through milk consumption: A systematic review
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17 Sep 2025 | J Appl Toxicol
A review of 69 studies (2007–2024) found a wide range of PFOA concentrations in infant formula, commercial milk, and breast milk worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for a more systematic monitoring to protect babies and young children.
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California legislature votes to phase out “forever chemicals” in cookware and other household items
News
15 Sep 2025 | CBS News
The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.
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Study details how ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt liver function
News
15 Sep 2025 | The Hill
The disruptions were also sex-specific — affecting donor liver cells of males and females in different ways, according to the research.
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PFAS in the textile industry: Sources, fate, detection, and pathways toward sustainable remediation and regulation
Science
15 Sep 2025 | Chem. Eng. J.
Textiles act as long-term reservoirs for PFAS, continuously releasing harmful chemicals into the environment through production, use, aging, washing, and disposal, raising major health and regulatory concerns.