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Michigan, Army Corps reach compromise on harbor PFAS testing
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18 Jun 2025 | MLive
Michigan, Army Corps reach compromise on harbor PFAS testing The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it may dredge the Grand Haven inner harbor this fall as planned after reaching a compromise with state regulators to avoid certain areas suspected to contain toxic PFAS contaminants.
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Trump administration actions contradict MAHA rhetoric on toxic chemicals
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18 Jun 2025 | NPR
Today, the Trump administration is currently straddling the divide between the burgeoning MAHA movement and its traditional big business allies.
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Chrome Plating Facility Siting Is Associated with Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors and Elevated Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Blood in California
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16 Jun 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Residents living within 3 km of California chrome-plating shops showed markedly higher blood concentrations of specific plating-related PFAS—including PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA, PFHpS and PFPeS, underscoring how these mist-suppressant chemicals disproportionately burden nearby lower-income, largely Hispanic communities.
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Heavier sediment pollution by per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in tropical coasts compared to temperate regions: An overlooked hotspot
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14 Jun 2025 | J. Environ. Sci.
Sediments along a tropical Chinese coastline contain markedly higher levels of both legacy and emerging PFAS, reaching about 13 ng/g dry weight and dominated by mid-chain compounds such as PFHxA and 9H-PFNA, a concentration exceeding those typically reported for temperate regions; researchers trace the pollution to land-based runoff, rocket-launch fallout, and other local sources.
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PFAS pollution risk grows as chemical companies ramp up production for AI chip demand
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13 Jun 2025 | EHN
Semiconductor makers’ reliance on PFAS chemicals is spurring a new wave of pollution concerns as companies like Chemours and Daikin expand production to meet the artificial intelligence boom.
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A faster way to screen supply chains for harmful chemicals
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13 Jun 2025 | IBM
IBM’s new Safer Materials Advisor can speed up the review of thousands of chemical products for PFAS by more than four times while reducing the chance of errors.
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North Georgia families sue over ‘catastrophic’ chemical contamination
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13 Jun 2025 | Atlanta News First
A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers of contaminating soil and water across north Georgia with toxic PFAS chemicals, exposing nearby families to what environmental experts are calling “catastrophic” levels of the dangerous substances.
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State updates fish advisories amid PFAS concerns in Southern Colorado waters
Policy
12 Jun 2025
New signs and state guidance urge anglers to check lake-specific advisories as “forever chemicals” raise long-term health risks.
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EPA cancels limits for several PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Policy
12 Jun 2025
More than 150 million Americans drink water contaminated with toxic forever chemicals. Last year, after decades of inaction, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set limits to protect public health. Now, that same agency is undoing those defenses.
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EPA restores $1.4M UMaine PFAS grant
Policy
12 Jun 2025
Almost a month after it was canceled, more than $1 million in EPA funding for the University of Maine is back.
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PFAS exposure before birth could put your teen at risk for high blood pressure, study finds
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12 Jun 2025 | CNN
New data shows the synthetic compounds could also be linked to a teen’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life, according to the study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposures and Longitudinal Blood Pressure Measurements in Children Aged 3 to 18 Years: Findings From a Racially and Ethnically Diverse US Birth Cohort
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12 Jun 2025 | J Am Heart Assoc
Higher maternal blood levels of eight PFAS (Me-PFOSA-AcOH, PFDeA, PFHpS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS and PFUnA) correlated with higher childhood blood-pressure readings, most noticeably during adolescence, in boys and in non-Hispanic Black youth, implying that prenatal exposure to these “forever chemicals” may increase long-term hypertension risk.
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Forever chemicals: Scientists condemn massive lobbying campaign to alter PFAS definition
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10 Jun 2025 | Le Monde
In a letter published Tuesday in a scientific journal, a group of 20 researchers warn that 'this effort is politically and/or economically, rather than scientifically, motivated.'
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Brown rice, eggs, and more: Scientists warn popular foods could be contaminated with PFAS
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10 Jun 2025 | SciTech Daily
Although levels of older “forever” chemicals have declined in many foods over the past 20 years, a new study shows that drinking water, seafood, eggs, and brown rice remain significant sources of PFAS exposure for adults.
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Scientists’ statement on the chemical definition of PFASs
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10 Jun 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
The authors raise concerns about ongoing efforts to redefine PFAS and potentially exclude certain PFASs included under the 2021 OECD definition of PFAS chemicals. As there is no evidence to indicate that the OECD definition is flawed or problematic or ambiguous, there is no need for a new chemical definition.