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TSCA PFAS reporting- implications of EPA’s new statutory interpretation on articles
Policy
24 Nov 2025
EPA rationalizes that Congress “could have said so” if it desired the reporting requirements to extend to those who import articles containing PFAS.
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PFAS pollutants found in organs of endangered leopard cats
News
22 Nov 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun
High concentrations of synthetic chemicals have been detected in Tsushima leopard cats, an endangered species found only on one island between Kyushu and South Korea, a research team said.
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Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalate metabolites and their association with low estimated glomerular filtration rates in the US population
Science
21 Nov 2025 | Food Chem Toxicol.
Evidence from NHANES data suggests that PFAS degradation product, MPAH and many phthalate metabolites may be associated with reduced kidney function in US adults, highlighting potential nephrotoxic risks that could inform chemical regulation and public health monitoring.
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PFAS in firefighting foam (AFFF) and equipment: State-by-state regulations
Policy
21 Nov 2025
A detailed state-by-state snapshot of current AFFF legislation and regulations.
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Washington adopts new PFAS protections to safeguard public health and prevent pollution
Policy
21 Nov 2025
For each product category, Ecology had the option to restrict PFAS, require reporting, or take no action based on the availability of safer solutions.
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Michigan: We can’t afford to look for all PFAS. Homeowners on their own
News
21 Nov 2025 | Bridge Michigan
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team doesn’t have a certain dollar figure at which it decides to pull the plug on a source investigation. Rather, it depends on the data they’re able to collect and whether that data points investigators in a direction worth pursuing.
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Miracle-Gro class action claims organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS forever chemicals
News
21 Nov 2025 | Top Class Actions
The Miracle-Gro class action lawsuit accuses Scotts of failing to disclose the presence of PFAS because this would influence purchasing decisions to the company’s financial detriment.
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California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
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19 Nov 2025 | The Guardian
California farms applied an average of 2.5m lb of Pfas “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lb, a new review of state records shows.
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NYC bill would phase out PFAS from FDNY gear, test firehouse water by 2028
News
19 Nov 2025 | Fire Rescue 1
The legislative package also calls for free annual PFAS-exposure health screenings for active firefighters and twice-yearly exams for FDNY retirees.
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Regrettable for whom? GenX chemicals as a case study in detrimental chemical substitution
Science
18 Nov 2025 | Environ. Sci. Policy
The example of GenX’s substitution for PFOA shows how structural factors in the US chemical regulatory system, including data gaps, permissive loopholes, and limited oversight, can enable detrimental chemical replacement. These findings underscore the need for stronger policies that prioritize public health.
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Asymmetrical contamination of anionic PFAS across global freshwater reservoirs
Science
18 Nov 2025 | Water Research
Freshwater reservoirs across Asia, North America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania show three distinct PFAS contamination stages, including PFOA-dominated, PFOA plus PFOS co-dominated, and short-chain PFBA-dominated profiles, which together point to the need for more coordinated global multi-media PFAS monitoring and governance.
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Nationwide estimate of volatile per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) emissions from US landfills via landfill gas
Science
17 Nov 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Landfill gas was found to contain notable levels of volatile PFAS, particularly 6:2 and 8:2 FTOH, suggesting that landfills may act as an underrecognized source of atmospheric PFAS emissions and raising policy concerns due to major uncertainties in how effectively these compounds are managed.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in dairy: A global perspective.
Science
17 Nov 2025 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS, PFOA, and other PFAS may contaminate milk and dairy products through polluted water, PFAS-treated feed, food-contact packaging, and fluoropolymer-coated equipment, raising concern for infant and population-wide exposure and underscoring the need for stronger global monitoring and regulatory alignment given highly variable and sometimes inconsistent contamination data.
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EPA Seeks Comment in Effort To Loosen Decade of Forever-Chemical Reporting
News
14 Nov 2025 | Newsweek
Specifically, if PFAS make up 0.1 percent or less of an item or mixture, the company that makes it would be exempt from the reporting requirement.
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Swiss authorities impose ban on sale of PFAS-tainted fish
Policy
14 Nov 2025
Representative samples of the stocks showed that the Swiss federal food safety limits had been exceeded, the Lake Zug authorities declared on Friday.