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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of 39 PFAS in soil samples: applications to playgrounds in Attica, Greece
Science
4 Dec 2025 | Anal Bioanal Chem
An optimized research method was found to be a useful tool for environmental and public-health decision making by reliably detecting 39 PFAS in playground soils, and the results suggest that some PFAS levels may potentially exceed a precautionary child-health screening value of about 100 ng per kg of body weight per day.
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New York City bill aims to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting gear
Policy
2 Dec 2025
The New York fire department is the nation’s largest firefighting force, and approval of the legislation would mark a major win for advocates who are pushing for safer ‘turnout gear’ alternatives across the US.
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Washington adopts new PFAS protections to safeguard public health and prevent pollution
Policy
21 Nov 2025
For each product category, Ecology had the option to restrict PFAS, require reporting, or take no action based on the availability of safer solutions.
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Miracle-Gro class action claims organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS forever chemicals
News
21 Nov 2025 | Top Class Actions
The Miracle-Gro class action lawsuit accuses Scotts of failing to disclose the presence of PFAS because this would influence purchasing decisions to the company’s financial detriment.
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NYC bill would phase out PFAS from FDNY gear, test firehouse water by 2028
News
19 Nov 2025 | Fire Rescue 1
The legislative package also calls for free annual PFAS-exposure health screenings for active firefighters and twice-yearly exams for FDNY retirees.
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At Champlain Valley Union High School, the path to turf is full of PFAS
News
7 Nov 2025 | VT Digger
“Plastic fields are a particularly harmful plan in a town like Hinesburg that relies on well water,” said Jennifer Decker, a self-described “clean water activist” who sits on the Hinesburg Planning Commission.
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How to wash your fancy rain jacket
News
5 Nov 2025 | Escape Collective
This guide pulls together what to do with your apparel and why, with insight from care specialists and apparel makers.
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Profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighter turnout gear and their impact on exposure assessment
Science
20 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Firefighter turnout gear contains varying levels of PFAS chemicals that accumulate more in older gear and the inner moisture barrier, increasing with wear, heat, and abrasion, which raises firefighters’ potential exposure risks.
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Carson City Supervisors approve grass-to-turf field conversions while across the country, cities ban its use due to heat, PFAS concerns
News
22 Aug 2025 | CarsonNow.org
The decision to swap turf for grass has been controversial in the past due to the heat turf can absorb and put off, but staff also believes it could save around 8 millions of water each year currently used for irrigation.
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Are turf fields safe to play on? Critics have PFAS, heat and injury-related concerns
News
14 Aug 2025 | WECT
Advocates say the fields help reduce maintenance costs, are more durable and lend themselves to year-round use. Critics, though, say turf fields are dangerous to play on.
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[Video] KEEN Effect Films: A Little Story About Forever
News
31 May 2025 | KEEN
This short film by artist and filmmaker Max Romey unfolds from the points of view of father (Max) and son (Kip) as they attempt to write a book about what forever means.
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Maryland Sues Gore-Tex for Polluting State’s Waters With PFAS
News
4 Apr 2025 | EcoWatch
The State of Maryland is suing the makers of Gore-Tex waterproof clothing for polluting the drinking water of residents living around the company’s rural Maryland facilities with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.”
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Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
2 Apr 2025
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.
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Here's What You Need To Know About Next Year's Gore-Tex Products
News
21 Feb 2025 | Powder
Gore-Tex ditches the PFAS in their new waterproof, breathable fabrics, but hold fast to their "Guaranteed to Keep You Dry" promise.
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Gore-Tex maker faces greenwashing lawsuit over PFAS
News
20 Feb 2025 | Escape
W.L. Gore & Associates, the company behind Gore-Tex, is facing a class action lawsuit for misleading consumers by promoting its products as environmentally friendly while still using harmful “forever chemicals."