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'This Is the First Step': Minnesota Passes Most Comprehensive PFAS Ban in the Nation
Policy
26 May 2023
The ban forms part of H.F. 2310—an omnibus environment bill—and is one of the many new policies to come out of what progressives say is a "transformational" legislative session for the state.
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Rep. Slotkin unveils 5 bills to protect military members, communities from PFAS
Policy
26 May 2023
A package of bills have been unveiled by Michigan U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin Thursday to address PFAS exposure among service members and contamination on military installations in surrounding communities.
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PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
News
26 May 2023 | The Guardian
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution.
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Diffusion and partitioning of different PFAS compounds through thermoplastic polyurethane and three different PVC-EIA liners
Science
26 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS was found to diffuse through certain membranes used in landfills, potentially leading to groundwater contamination.
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[Commentary] PFAS contamination also has mental health impact on Maine’s farmers
News
25 May 2023 | Portland Press Herald
Cultivemos, a network funded by the 2018 Farm Bill, is making sure that farmers have increased options for access to supportive services where they live and where they work.
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Air Force dispute with state environmental regulators could jeopardize new PFAS extraction project
News
25 May 2023 | Michigan Radio
The Air Force and state regulators appear to have reached an impasse on a proposed new PFAS extraction project.
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Public Health Evaluation of PFAS Exposures and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Literature Review
Science
25 May 2023 | Toxicol Sci
This systematic review highlights the need for future research to guide clinicians making recommendations on infant feeding.
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The crackdown on risky chemicals that could derail the chip industry
News
22 May 2023 | Financial Times
But the chemicals so instrumental to chipmakers and to the development of the world’s data-led economy also have the potential for significant health and environmental effects.
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Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Development in Children at 6 Years of Age
Science
22 May 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFAS was associated with increased rates of attention problems.
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Prenatal exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and epigenetic aging in umbilical cord blood: The healthy start study
Science
22 May 2023 | Environ Res
Higher PFDA concentrations in cord blood were associated with indicators of lower developmental maturity in infants.
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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
News
19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
News
19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
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The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
News
18 May 2023 | Grist
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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Pentagon’s ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup budget falls ‘dramatically’ short
News
18 May 2023 | The Guardian
The cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination around hundreds of US military installations is ballooning, but Congress and the Pentagon are failing to keep pace, a development that is leaving service members and civilians indefinitely at risk, a new analysis finds.
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Association between PFAS congeners exposure and asthma among US children in a nationally representative sample
Science
17 May 2023 | Environ Geochem Health
Exposure to some PFAS in male children from 3-7 years old was associated with asthma.