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Wilmington City Council rejects Chemours expansion amid PFAS fears
Policy
6 Nov 2025
The Wilmington City Council voted unanimously Wednesday against Chemours’ plans to expand production at its Fayetteville Works plant. On the same site, the company polluted the Cape Fear River for decades with PFAS chemicals.
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Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Canadian sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are higher near urban centers
Science
4 Nov 2025 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFAS were detected in all sampled British Columbia sea otters, with liver concentrations over 25 times higher than in muscle tissue and dominated by PFNA, PFOSA, and PFOS.
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Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water sources for 6 million people
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2 Nov 2025 | BBC
The BBC assessed more than 2,000 individual test results from 2024, obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests, to identify which specific PFAS compounds were being found when levels breached the limits. This showed that both PFOS and PFOA were found in more than 350 of the drinking water tests.
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NJ Residents to Receive $4.9 Million Settlement for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
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31 Oct 2025 | Inside Climate News
The case could become a template for other communities whose water has been contaminated with the chemicals.
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PFAS contamination lawsuit hits Florida college, 3M and multiple chemical manufacturers
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31 Oct 2025 | Top Class Actions
A new class action lawsuit alleges aqueous film-forming foam products containing PFAS chemicals manufactured by 3M and other companies contaminated the property and water supplies at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Florida.
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3M-Decatur to cut 170 jobs, scale back as it phases out PFAS manufacturing
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31 Oct 2025 | WAFF 48
The changes are part of 3M’s broader move to phase out manufacturing of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment.
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Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India
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31 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Miteni factory closed after water pollution scandal but machinery and patents were bought and rebuilt by Indian company.
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New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback
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24 Oct 2025 | Source NM
American Chemical Council, an industry group representing 190 chemical companies, said it opposed the labeling requirements and called the department’s proposed rule “inconsistent” in an Oct. 14 statement to Chemical and Engineering News.
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Emerging PFAS in Songbird Eggs from a Belgian Hotspot Site
Science
17 Oct 2025 | Environ Res
Songbird eggs collected near a fluorochemical plant in Belgium contained record-high levels of both legacy and emerging PFAS, including newly detected compounds like SF5-PFSAs and ether-substituted PFAS, showing that PFAS continue to accumulate in wildlife and should be included in future monitoring and risk assessments.
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3M might just escape its toxic chemical legacy
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30 Sep 2025 | Businessweek
Decades of selling PFAS left the iconic American manufacturer mired in legal liabilities. A new CEO is hoping to spark a turnaround.
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Dangerous Forever Chemicals Found at This State’s Beaches
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27 Sep 2025 | Newsweek
Officials have discovered toxic levels of PFAS, in sea foam along North Carolina beaches, the American Chemical Society announced this week.
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Unmasking PFAS
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26 Sep 2025 | The National Law Review
The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation is using a new process that gathers data from AFFF sites to link specific PFAS-based firefighting foams and their manufacturers to alleged contamination aiming to streamline liability decisions.
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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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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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Employees of major chemical maker Daikin underwent PFAS blood tests
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13 Sep 2025 | KYODO News
Major Japanese chemical maker Daikin Industries Ltd. conducted blood tests on employees in the past following possible exposure to potentially harmful PFAS chemicals, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.