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Navy wants to sample well water in VB for PFAS
News
8 Aug 2025 | Wavy
If you live in a Virginia Beach neighborhood where you often hear the sound of freedom from the jets flying out of Naval Air Station Oceana, the U.S. Navy wants to hear from you.
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Military bases flagged for high PFAS while EPA status remains unchanged
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1 Aug 2025 | WRAL News
The EPA still labels Cherry Point “under control,” yet 2023 tests show PFAS at 12× legal limit.
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Port of Kennewick temporarily halts Vista Field property sales amid PFAS detection
News
31 Jul 2025 | KEPR
The Port of Kennewick is temporarily pausing property sales at Vista Field amid PFAS being detected in the region.
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Yaw, Miller to Introduce Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam
Policy
30 Jun 2025
State Senators Gene Yaw (R) and Nick Miller (D) announced plans today to introduce bipartisan legislation that would limit the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2026.
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New Mexico files new lawsuit against US Air Force over PFAS contamination
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24 Jun 2025 | Source NM
The New Mexico environment and Department of Justice on Monday announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Air Force seeking redress for PFAS contamination at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis.
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Ecosystem-wide PFAS characterization and environmental behavior at a heavily contaminated desert oasis in the southwestern US
Science
2 Jun 2025 | Environmental Research
Researchers discovered that decades of firefighting‑foam runoff have saturated New Mexico’s Holloman Lake and its entire food web with record‑high PFAS, tracing how the pollutants travel from highly saline water through soils and plants into insects, fish, birds and mammals—underscoring an urgent need for remediation.
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Navy addressing 'forever chemicals' leaking from Pensacola-area bases to private water wells
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5 May 2025 | Pensacola News Journal
In response to new national drinking water standards, the U.S. Navy is preparing to address PFAS in private drinking water wells near Naval Air Station Pensacola, Corry Station and Saufley Field beginning in May.
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PFAS levels found to exceed gov't cap in 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures
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26 Apr 2025 | Japan Today
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday.
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Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water
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19 Apr 2025 | The Guardian
Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into the environment.
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Military’s use of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ leaves lasting scars
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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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Firefighters who Battled Maui Wildfires Have High Levels of PFAS
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2 Apr 2025 | Fire House
NIOSH researchers evaluated exposures of Maui firefighters to various chemicals.
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Base acknowledges PFAS levels exceed EPA standards
News
19 Mar 2025 | Dayton Daily News
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is acknowledging that recent testing for PFAS chemicals show levels that exceed new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maximum allowed levels.
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City of Fort Worth sues the military, chemical manufacturers for water supply contamination
News
12 Mar 2025 | WFAA
The city is asking for more than $420 million in relief for damages suffered by the infiltration of so-called "forever chemicals" into its water supply.
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House unanimously supports classifying PFAS as hazardous substance
Policy
6 Mar 2025
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 140, which would amend the Hazardous Waste Act in order to help the state ensure PFAS contamination near military bases is cleaned up.
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Sand dollars (Mellita quinquiesperforata): A new bioindicator for tracking PFAS in coastal waters
Science
24 Feb 2025 | Mar. Pollut. Bull.
Sand dollars were found to serve as reliable indicators of PFAS pollution in coastal sediments, as they bioaccumulate these harmful chemicals, with the highest concentrations detected near pollution sources like MacDill Air Force Base and Albert Whitted Airport in Tampa Bay, Florida.