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EPA’s new agenda includes actions on PFAS, incinerators and more
News
8 Sep 2025 | Waste Dive
In a calendar update, the federal agency announced timelines for many of its deregulatory priorities.
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A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing
News
8 Sep 2025 | Bangor Daily News
Casella Waste Systems is closing its Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township after Maine regulators discovered high levels of forever chemicals on the site and indications that the contamination may have spread to the land around it.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in agriculture and its potential conflict with circular economy
Science
8 Sep 2025 | Environmental Pollution
Efforts to promote a circular economy in agriculture, such as reusing biosolids and treated wastewater, risk reintroducing PFAS into soils and food chains, highlighting the need for stricter controls and safer alternatives.
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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Policy
8 Sep 2025
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
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A geospatial dataset of PFOS and PFOA occurrence records in China’s multi-media environments
Science
8 Sep 2025 | Nature
PFOS and PFOA, were found widely across China’s water, soil, air, food, and living organisms between 2021 and 2024, with the new geospatial dataset revealing pollution hotspots and recent declines in human blood levels linked to stricter regulations.
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Exploring the distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and wildlife from the Galápagos Islands
Science
8 Sep 2025 | Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci.
PFAS were found to reach the Galápagos Islands, contaminating surface waters and building up in wildlife such as marine iguanas, fish, and especially sea lions, posing risks to the health of this fragile ecosystem.
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Sweat-amplified dermal transfer and combined toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organophosphate esters mixtures in children's textiles
Science
8 Sep 2025 | Sci Total Environ
Sweating was found to increase the dermal transfer of PFAS and organophosphate esters from children's clothing by over 1000-fold, leading to chemical levels on the skin that exceed regulatory limits and cause measurable toxic effects in human skin cell tests.
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USAF testing PFAS levels from former base operations
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5 Sep 2025 | The Sun
The "plume" near fuel storage areas in New York state has shrunk considerably, with aeration treatment and soil cleaning procedures that began decades ago.
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Euro(re)vision: EU revising its PFAS restriction proposal
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5 Sep 2025 | Adkin
On August 20, 2025, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden submitted an update to the proposal to restrict PFAS under the European Union’s REACH regulation that they originally submitted in January 2023.
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$60M Kalamazoo project will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water supply
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5 Sep 2025 | MLive
The project will ensure the city complies with stricter federal PFAS regulations taking effect in 2029, per a Kalamazoo press release.
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DNR and DHS issue new PFAS-based consumption advisory for ducks harvested on Green Bay
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4 Sep 2025 | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
This advisory from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of Health Services is in effect immediately, and hunters should be aware of this for the fall hunting season.
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PFAS treatment as an opportunity for broader drinking water improvements: evidence from US water systems
Science
4 Sep 2025 | ACS ES&T Water
PFAS treatment requirements can act as a catalyst for broader improvements in U.S. drinking water systems, especially for smaller or underserved communities, by encouraging upgrades in infrastructure, source water protection, and operator capacity.
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Unmasking per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in facemasks: Occurrence and leaching implications.
Science
4 Sep 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Facemasks, especially reusable cloth ones, contain low but detectable levels of PFAS that can leach into the environment under landfill-like conditions, with leaching influenced by temperature, pH, and organic matter.
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I used to work with PFAS, but they do need to be banned
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3 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
Alan Smith owns up to using these ‘forever chemicals’ in food can sealants in the 1970s and says they are entirely unnecessary.
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The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate PFAS on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’
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2 Sep 2025 | The Guardian
An unlikely alliance of farmers, bikers, truckers, a detective and scientists from across the political spectrum are working to pressure the Trump administration and Republican leadership to rein in the use of toxic sewage sludge as fertilizer on the nation’s farmland.