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RI Senate passes bill to protect firefighters from PFAS
Policy
11 Apr 2025
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill aimed at protecting firefighters from cancer-causing chemicals.
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Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards
News
11 Apr 2025 | Times Union
A lawsuit from national utility groups could threaten federal standards for “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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North Texas odor sparks concern over potential 'forever chemicals' in fertilizers
News
10 Apr 2025 | Rebecca Lopez
Residents say a foul odor has been drifting through the community almost every morning, and many believe it’s coming from biosolids being spread by a nearby rancher.
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Military’s use of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ leaves lasting scars
News
10 Apr 2025 | The Hill
This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details how a set of toxic compounds have devastated entire communities across the country. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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PFAS regulations and economic impact: A review of U.S. pulp & paper and textiles industries
Science
8 Apr 2025 | Chemosphere
The pulp, paper, and textiles industries face financial risks from PFAS pollution, including treatment costs projected at $3 billion annually, product bans, recycling disruptions, and lawsuits like an $11.9 million paper mill settlement, all due to widespread emissions, contamination, and lack of PFAS-specific regulations.
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Obtaining and evaluating information on the use, release, and health effects of two types of long-chain PFAS used as alternatives for legacy long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids: a case study.
Science
8 Apr 2025 | Environ Health Perspect
Two long-chain PFAS used at a New Jersey fluoropolymer facility, were found to be as bioaccumulative and toxic as phased-out long-chain PFAAs they have replaced, with human half-lives of several years and health effects observed in both animals and exposed workers.
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PFAS insights: A review of historical data, environmental applications, health effects, and pollution challenges in Pakistan
Science
7 Apr 2025 | Environ. Sci. Policy
Untreated industrial waste in Pakistan has led to widespread PFAS contamination in rivers, fish, and drinking water, posing risks to public health, while limited regulations and weak enforcement hinder effective response.
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Firefighters who Battled Maui Wildfires Have High Levels of PFAS
News
2 Apr 2025 | Fire House
NIOSH researchers evaluated exposures of Maui firefighters to various chemicals.
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Toxic dust? PFAS found in homes near NC plant
News
1 Apr 2025 | WRAL News
A study found high PFAS levels in household dust near a Chemours plant, raising concerns about another exposure route for residents. Researchers detected PFAS in every sampled home.
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Determinants of plasma poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy: The Japan environment and children’s study
Science
1 Apr 2025 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf
In a study of 103,099 pregnant women in Japan, researchers found that PFAS levels in blood varied most by region, with higher levels linked to certain areas, older age, higher fish intake, and socioeconomic status—highlighting both geographic and personal factors driving exposure to these toxic chemicals.
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Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
News
28 Mar 2025 | Scientific American
The sheer number of contaminated sites shows that these chemicals are likely present in most of the U.S. water supply,” said David Andrews, deputy director of investigations and a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization, in a recent press release.
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Boon Township family finds alarming levels of PFAS in water, encourages others to test
News
27 Mar 2025 | Up North Live
"For anyone who lives in Boon, Cadillac or any of the surrounding areas, we are finding PFAS contamination in many different places," said Mary Galvanek, an organizer of Cadillac Advocates for Clean Water. "The most important thing is to put yourself on a testing schedule. So, test right now for PFAS and you can get a general water test as well."
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Contaminations from lithium-ion battery fires—per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soot
Science
26 Mar 2025 | Fire Technology
Fires involving lithium-ion batteries release significant amounts of toxic PFAS chemicals into soot, with higher temperatures causing greater emissions—raising urgent concerns for environmental safety and battery recycling.
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Elevated PFAS precursors in septage and residential pump stations
Science
25 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Septic systems and residential pump stations—despite lacking industrial input—were found to be significant sources of PFAS contamination, with septic systems showing especially high levels of PFAS precursors like diPAPs, underscoring the need to include precursor analysis in monitoring and to strengthen wastewater treatment strategies for decentralized systems.
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‘This is dangerous’: New rule proposes PFAS changes, wouldn’t punish polluters
News
24 Mar 2025 | WECT 6
A new rule proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission would require companies to test for PFAS pollution and submit plans to reduce it, but wouldn’t create pollution limits or enforce penalties for contamination.