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NC regulators are choosing to not set numeric limits on chemical pollution in waterways. Why?
Policy
14 May 2026
At the same time the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says health-based numeric standards are the most effective, fair way to protect people’s health because they would reduce PFAS and 1,4 dioxane pollution at the source instead of forcing water utilities to pay for expensive filtration after contamination reaches drinking water supplies.
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EPA’s new contaminants list is a warning on microplastics, PFAS
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14 May 2026 | Bloomberg Law
The list includes 88 unregulated contaminants the EPA is considering for possible future drinking water regulation: 75 individual chemicals, four broader chemical groups, and nine microbial contaminants.
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Wear and tear changes measurable PFAS levels in firefighter hoods, gloves and wildland gear
News
13 May 2026 | NIST
The materials underwent three different tests based on the stresses they’re likely to undergo in the field: abrasion, heat and weathering.
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'Forever Chemicals' found in 98.8% of human blood samples tested
News
13 May 2026 | Science Alert
The data in this report were derived from 10,566 serum and plasma samples submitted to NMS Labs in Pennsylvania for PFAS testing.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in e-waste dust
Science
13 May 2026 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Dust from Canadian recycling facilities contained many PFAS, especially polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters, fluorotelomer alcohols, ultrashort PFAS, PFOA, and PFOS, suggesting that workers may face exposure risks and that electronics recycling can release these pollutants into the environment.
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Minnesota sues 3M again over PFAS pollution near Mississippi River
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12 May 2026 | KSTP
3M tells us it’s invested heavily in PFAS cleanup and plans to end PFAS production by 2025, and say they met that goal, arguing the state’s new lawsuit belongs in federal court.
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PFAS detected in Haleakalā National Park water system
Policy
11 May 2026
The detection of PFAS at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator was confirmed through multiple samples collected between Nov. 14, 2023, and March 31, 2026. Haleakalā National Park notified the Hawai‘i Department of Health of the initial detection on May 1, 2026.
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Maine went all-in on the state’s PFAS problem 5 years ago. What can Wisconsin learn?
News
11 May 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The funding will help with PFAS testing and remediation efforts around the state, including money for new wells and a provision to protect “innocent landowners” who have pollution on their property through no fault of their own.
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Fluorine mass balance exposes intrinsic PFAS and precursor content in geosynthetics used in landfill systems
Science
11 May 2026 | Environ. Pollut.
Geosynthetic landfill materials contain PFAS including ultra-short-chain compounds such as PFPrA and TFA, along with PFBS and fluorotelomer-related species, while over 80% of fluorinated content remains unidentified, indicating these materials may act as overlooked long-term PFAS sources and that conventional monitoring substantially underestimates total PFAS inventories.
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Advancing PFAS biomonitoring in hair: Rapid analytical method and global comparison of US exposure
Science
10 May 2026 | Drug Test. Anal.
PFHpA was detected in every New York hair sample tested, while PFOA and PFNA appeared less often. This analytical technique may help track longer-term PFAS exposure and regional differences in contamination patterns.
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Lipid metabolism links seminal PFAS exposure to IVF outcomes
Science
9 May 2026 | Environ Int
In a study of 132 men undergoing IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatment in China, higher levels of several PFAS in semen were associated with fewer high-quality embryos—changes in fat-related biological pathways offer one possible explanation.
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[Video] Maine nonprofit seeks volunteers to help find products containing PFAS
News
8 May 2026 | News Center Maine
Defend Our Health has coordinated with the Maine Department of Public Health to send volunteers into stores to verify that products, such as cookware, do not contain PFAS.
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Major warning about danger lurking in millions of Aussie wardrobes: 'Accumulate over time'
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8 May 2026 | Yahoo!News
"That does not mean there is no risk," Dr Tan warned. "It means consumers here are being asked to trust claims without independent verification."
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Occurrence and interbrand variability of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in bottled water marketed in France
Science
7 May 2026 | ACS ES&T Water
In French bottled and tap water samples, TFA was found consistently at about 50 to 1,300 ng/L in bottled water and 560 to 2,100 ng/L in tap water, while the 20 PFAS currently monitored under European drinking water rules were mostly absent or below the 100 ng/L combined water quality limit.
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Rural North Carolina fights back against PFAS contamination
News
6 May 2026 | Grist
From October 2023 through April 2026, the program had collected 241 samples—about 25 percent (61) of which had exceedances of PFAS for EPA drinking water standards.