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Maine's PFAS regulation hit as Trump cuts federal funding
Policy
24 May 2025
The Trump administration is canceling $15 million in grants for research into forever chemicals.
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Disaster Risks and PFAS Remediation Will Shape Environmental Policy
News
19 May 2025 | NCSL
States face ongoing challenges around disaster mitigation and resilience, PFAS remediation and foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land.
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When States Step In: PFAS Policy Innovation or Fragmentation?
Policy
15 May 2025
While this federal delay, and retreat in other PFAS areas, is recent, states have not waited for federal action.
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Trump officials want to cut limits of PFAS in drinking water – what will the impact be?
News
15 May 2025 | The Guardian
The EPA is attempting actions that violate the law, some say, and Biden administration’s progress can’t be fully undone.
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Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline
Policy
14 May 2025
Supporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say limiting PFAS chemicals in biosolids will force water utilities to look at other disposal methods, which will lead to higher utility bills.
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EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
News
14 May 2025 | The Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been linked to a range of illnesses.
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Dingell and McDonald Rivet to co-chair congressional PFAS task force
Policy
9 May 2025
Two Michigan Democrats announced they will serve as co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, working to stem the spread of so-called “forever chemicals” in communities across the nation.
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PFAS breakthrough: ‘forever chemical’ banned under global treaty
News
8 May 2025 | SwissInfo
International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new "forever chemical" to the Stockholm Convention's blacklist. It marks another crucial step in the global effort to regulate what many now call the "poison of the century”.
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Chemical makers knew the harms. It didn’t matter.
News
2 May 2025 | The Washington Post
In “They Poisoned the World,” investigative journalist Mariah Blake writes about the campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals.
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New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say
News
2 May 2025 | CNN
“There are a lot of vague promises in what was announced this week, but honestly, it really doesn’t treat the PFAS forever chemicals crisis as, frankly, the five-alarm fire for public health that it is,” said Dr. Erik Olson.
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EPA PFAS “Action List” Answers Little and Raises New Questions
Policy
1 May 2025
Under the Trump administration, uncertainty has been the theme of predictive conversations related to actions that the new administration might take related to PFAS.
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EPA’s PFAS plans draw concern in public health circles
News
29 Apr 2025 | The New Lede
Moves by the Trump administration to draw up a new regulatory framework for types of toxic chemicals has sparked suspicion among health advocates who fear the changes will protect polluters but not public health.
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EPA Asks Court for 30 Days to Finish PFAS Superfund Rule Review
Policy
25 Apr 2025
The EPA asked a federal appeals court on Friday to give the agency’s new leadership more time to conclude their review of a rule making two PFAS hazardous substances under Superfund.
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
News
21 Apr 2025 | The New York Times
The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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German insurers encouraged to exclude coverage of PFAS liability
News
16 Apr 2025 | Euractiv
The insurance industry group hopes coverage limits “help speed up the development of alternatives” to forever chemicals.