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New study highlights ubiquity of 'forever chemical' contamination in Great Lakes region: 'It's not...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPFAS problem will require a multipronged approach. We need stronger regulations to limit the use and...
Soaring PFAS levels force a reckoning for worried Hyannis residents
GBH News· 5 days agoAt 58, Jane Walsh has called Hyannis home for much of her adult life. As a result of her participation, Walsh learned that her blood levels of PFHxS – one of the 14,000 known types of
Looking to avoid toxic 'forever' chemicals? Here's your best chance of doing so.
USA Today· 4 days agoPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, collectively known as PFAS, consist of more than...
Potential microbes and genes that impact forever chemicals identified | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell News Service· 16 hours agoA new study identifies microbes that potentially play important roles in breaking down harmful per-...
Drinking water near Luke Air Force Base exceeded EPA's new PFAS levels in single-day tests
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAgency’s new regulatory limits. Single-day test samples collected this past winter and reported to...
Lawmakers, advocates continue push to ban so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in Pa.
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — State lawmakers and advocates are renewing their push to ban PFAS, also...
JD Supra: State Level PFAS Regulations Are Coming: Are You Ready?
JD Supra· 2 days agoAs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expands its regulation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a number of states have also taken steps to regulate the use,...
After progress on PFAS bills this session, Merrimack reps promise, ‘We’ll be back’
New Hampshire Bulletin via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn Rep. Wendy Thomas’ Merrimack street, there are four private wells contaminated with PFAS, and...
Lamont signs PFAS ban — with a suggested improvement
Hartford Business Journal· 4 days agoGov. Ned Lamont on Thursday signed a unanimously passed bill that largely will phase out the use of PFAS, a family of widely used “forever chemicals,”...
City Utilities sues 3M for knowingly contaminating James River with 'forever chemicals'
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt the core of the lawsuit is the contamination of Springfield's drinking water supply with PFAS, or...