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PFAS contamination in agricultural systems near an active war zone: Sources, distribution, and crop uptake
Science
20 May 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
In the Middle East, PFAS were found in soil and potato plants near an active war zone; farming practices likely explained much of the soil contamination, while contaminated leaves may point to PFAS pollution moving through the air from conflict activity or regional air pollution.
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NM environment officials, U.S. Air Force agree to PFAS cleanup plan around Cannon
News
13 May 2026 | Source NM
Officials said the agreement marks a “thawing” in what has been a tense and litigious relationship, as the U.S. Air Force has agreed to pay for the state’s efforts and offer technical support to collect water samples and clean up the pollution around the base.
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Serum PFAS in aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) firefighters from six US airport fire departments
Science
25 Apr 2026 | Am. J. Ind. Med.
Workplace changes, such as improved handling of PFAS-containing foams, greater use of personal protective equipment like gloves, safer foam -use practices, and increased training and awareness, were associated with lower levels of PFHxS, PFNA, PFDA, and overall PFAS in the blood.
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New Mexico solidifies classification of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as a hazardous waste
Policy
16 Apr 2026
New Mexico Environmental Department General Counsel Zachary Ogaz told the Journal on Wednesday that Monday’s action clarifies HB 140’s legal framework, defining the chemical makeup of aqueous film-forming foam and solidifying the agency’s legal authority to regulate it.
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Okinawa town finds elevated PFAS levels near Marine base in annual water survey
News
9 Apr 2026 | Stars and Stripes
Three sites near the Ryukyu Hospital showed the highest PFAS levels, including 220 parts per trillion upstream of the hospital, 200 parts per trillion downstream and 130 parts per trillion where streams merged, according to the survey results.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and incidence of asthma and wheeze in childhood: A register-based cohort study in Ronneby, Sweden
Science
9 Apr 2026 | PLoS Med
PFAS, including PFOS, PFHxS, and PFOA from AFFF-contaminated drinking water, was associated with increased childhood asthma incidence, while no associations were observed at lower exposure levels, suggesting a possible threshold effect.
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PFAS cleanup at Joint Base Cape Cod hindered by lack of funding
News
6 Apr 2026 | Cape Code Times
Contractors are still cleaning up and monitoring environmental contamination from PFAS and military munitions at Joint Base Cape Cod, but expanding the scope of work is unlikely due to a lack of money, a consultant says.
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NMED to clean up PFAS-contaminated groundwater at dairies
News
12 Mar 2026 | Santa Fe Reporter
Highland Dairy, a family-run farm near Clovis in Curry County, was compelled to euthanize more than 3,600 dairy cows contaminated with PFAS from Cannon Air Force Base.
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Dayton sues Wright-Patt to pay for more than $300M to remove PFAS from city water
News
4 Mar 2026 | WYSO
Dayton has already spent $14 million on its emergency response to reduce levels, including a system to blend water between the two treatment plants, according to the lawsuit filed in Cincinnati’s federal court on Feb. 19.
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A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
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2 Feb 2026 | AP
Stella is far from the only community near industrial sites and military bases nationwide where enormous amounts of PFAS have contaminated the landscape, posing a particular threat to nearby well owners.
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Timeline of PFAS cleanup near Fairchild quietly pushed back 6 years
News
30 Jan 2026 | KXLY
"Well, it's been so long since 2017 of talking about it investigating, discussing but yet not a drop of PFAS has yet been scooped up out of the ground or at the water," said John Hancock, president of the West Plains Water Coalition and a resident whose home is impacted by the contamination in Washington State.
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U.S. military rejects Okinawa access requests over PFAS findings
News
19 Dec 2025 | The Japan Times
The reply says that inspections could be considered only if there were agreed upon environmental standards enabling both sides to properly assess sampling results and clear scientific evidence identifying U.S. facilities as the pollution source.
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Defense bill delays phaseout of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Policy
8 Dec 2025
Included in the measure is language from the House version of the bill that delays the phaseout of the use of 'forever chemical'-laden firefighting foam by two years."
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Officials make disturbing discovery after drawing blood from residents near US military base: 'We've had it'
News
29 Nov 2025 | Yahoo!News
What was most staggering in the discovery, however, was that 26% of plume area participants had PFAS levels in the highest concentration tier, meaning they were exposed to nearly ten times the amount of the common group.
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[Public Comment] Prohibition of the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding fluoropolymers, in firefighting foams in Canada
Policy
25 Nov 2025
The main purpose of this consultation document is to inform interested parties and solicit comments on the proposed regulatory approach to prohibit the manufacture, import, use and sale of PFAS in firefighting foams for those PFAS that are not already regulated.