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Baby bald eagles tested positive for PFAS and other legacy contaminants
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18 Jul 2025 | Great Lakes Now
Their sample set showed that eagles located closer to the lakes were approximately six times more contaminated with these chemicals than eagles nesting farther inland.
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Washington State Solicits Comments on Proposed PFAS Restrictions for Apparel and Cleaning Products
Policy
17 Jul 2025
If the proposed regulations are adopted, the manufacture, sale, or distribution of three categories of products— “apparel and accessories,” “cleaning products,” and “automotive washes”—would be barred in Washington state beginning January 1, 2027, if they contain intentionally added PFAS.
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Maine regulators seek bids for renewable energy on PFAS-contaminated land
Policy
17 Jul 2025
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said it would only select projects that would lower the cost of electrical generation and distribution for the state's ratepayers.
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Occurrence and maternal transfer of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pregnant sharks from Florida coastal waters
Science
17 Jul 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
PFAS chemicals were found in pregnant sharks from Florida waters and shown to pass from mothers to their 101 developing embryos during gestation, with longer chain types such as PFOS building up the most in embryo tissues.
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Phthalates, bisphenols and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances migration from food packaging into food: a systematic review
Science
17 Jul 2025 | Rev Environ Health
A review of 67 studies shows that hormone-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates, bisphenols and PFAS frequently leach from everyday food packaging, highlighting the need for safer materials.
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Maine adopts more stringent standard for PFAS in drinking water
Policy
15 Jul 2025
Rep. Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, sponsored legislation to require Maine to match the federal standard of four parts per trillion of PFAS in drinking water. As it is now, state law allows up to 20 parts per trillion.
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Characterization and health risk assessment of chemical and microbial pollutants in particulate matter from dust prone regions
Science
14 Jul 2025 | Scientific Reports
Researchers in Sharjah, UAE, detected trace levels of PFAS in desert dust, showing that wind-blown sand can spread these persistent pollutants through the air and spotlighting inhalation as an overlooked exposure route that arid-city air-quality programs need to monitor.
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PFAS in pelagic Sargassum: A growing concern for the Mexican Caribbean coastline
Science
14 Jul 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Scientists report the first evidence that the vast, floating seaweed Sargassum, is able to uptake and transport PFAS across vast distances, making the blooms both an expensive pollution vector and a potential tool for cleaning contaminated seawater.
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Toxic PFAS above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
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11 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust.
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DEP’s Efforts to Address PFAS in the Environment
Policy
9 Jul 2025
DEP continues its efforts to investigate and understand PFAS in the environment and the ecological and human health risks associated with PFAS contamination.
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Levels of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and association with dyslipidemia in the Korean population
Science
7 Jul 2025 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
A large national study of nearly 3,000 Korean adults found widespread PFAS exposure and showed that higher serum concentrations of several compounds, especially PFOA, PFHxS, PFNA and PFDeA, were consistently associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol, implying potential cardiovascular risk and reinforcing the need for stricter regulation.
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Residents fight to hold officials accountable for water poisoning coverup: 'No one took responsibility'
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4 Jul 2025 | The Cool Down
"What would happen if we lost? We would still be poisoned for the rest of our lives, and then have to pay for it."
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Every Dutch person has ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood
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3 Jul 2025 | Politico
Out of 28 types of PFAS analyzed, the study found that at least seven kinds are present in almost everyone tested.
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‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: Parts of France have banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
News
1 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the PFAS iceberg.
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High levels of PFAS found in Great Bay foam prompts advisory to avoid contact
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1 Jul 2025 | News Center Maine
Results from samples taken from Great Bay showed PFAS levels in the foam were up to 70 times higher than those in the water just beneath it.