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Sharing info on toxic #PFAS - poisoned my entire community in Hoosick Falls, NY. Medical/health, science, research, legislation, advocacy work (10 yrs). JustGreen Partnership & PFAS-free NY. Community liaison. Sometimes other interests. I may swear.

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · Nov 25

If you'd like to know how I got here on the PFAS issue:

www.benningtonbanner.com/archives/adv...

Advocate driven by PFOA's effects on Hoosick Falls area, and its residents

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Loreen Hackett would sometimes research the diseases she and members of her family encountered over the years, but the underlying reality never crystalized in her mind

www.benningtonbanner.com

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 15h

Why Nonstick Pans Are a Hot Mess via
NRDC.org #PFAS
www.nrdc.org/stories/why-...

Why Nonstick Pans Are a Hot Mess

The reasons to get PFAS out of cookware go far beyond the kitchen.

www.nrdc.org

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 4d

Disturbing new paper shows an association between PFAS (at pretty low levels) and children's brain development

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study

We show an association between prenatal PFAS exposure and brain developmental outcomes in children. These findings are pertinent given the ubiquitous circulation of PFAS in humans and the extreme envi...

www.thelancet.com

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 3d

WTH? Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) has a bill to squash state rights & efforts that reduced toxins in food in >20 states. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! Our state DOHs didn't pull health science out of the air - do some friggin' homework #PFAS 68 R & 89 D say just don't. Ugh
www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Bipartisan group of 157 state legislators urges Sen. Marshall to protect states’ ability to regulate toxic food chemicals

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of more than 150 state lawmakers throughout the country is today urging Sen.

www.ewg.org

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pippaneill.bsky.social @pippaneill.bsky.social · 11d

An industry lobbyist is poised to lead chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency

Douglas Troutman is chief lobbyist for a trade group representing cleaning product manufacturers including BASF - the world's largest chemical producer

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA

If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists

www.theguardian.com

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 11d

Without a doubt whatsoever.

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 12d

Educated guess that he didn't get permission to use this song from @a7x.bsky.social ........ and utterly missed the whole point of it. 🙄

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 13d

Studies have shown exposure to PFNA (C9) can lead to various health effects including cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, hormonal disruptions, and positively correlated with miscarriage... but nothing to see here, huh? (long-chain #PFAS are more bioaccumulative)

Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 14d

Pingree referred to the delay in publishing the report as part of “a growing pattern of interference with the Agency’s scientific work”

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical

In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was rea...

www.propublica.org

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 15d

"Review of nearly 500 studies, published last month [09/25] in Nature Reviews Urology, shows that these endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may act as potential prostate carcinogens." Are 500 studies not enough? #PFAS Prostate cancer 2ND most common cancer among men
usrtk.org/healthwire/p...

Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn

Chemicals in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review finds.

usrtk.org

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 15d

The EPA is moving to weaken that rule—including rescinding the limits for 4 of those #PFAS chemicals & delaying limits on the other two. The all but certain result? More of these chemicals will find their way into our drinking water, and stay there.
environmentamerica.org/articles/epa...

EPA moves to allow more PFAS in drinking water

The EPA is moving to weaken its own limits on forever chemicals flowing from your kitchen sink

environmentamerica.org

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Clean+Healthy @cleanhealthyny.bsky.social · 16d

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth reminds us how important it is to protect women’s bodies, not just through screenings, but through safer products. TAKE ACTION TODAY! Tell @governor.ny.gov to sign the Ban on PFAS & Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products Bill today. bit.ly/ToxicPeriod

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 16d

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have banned #PFAS in cookware, cleaning products, and dental floss.

The bill had passed both legislative chambers last month.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/gove...

Governor vetoes California bill to ban PFAS in cookware

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of cookware made with controversial PFAS chemicals, as well as the sale of cleaning products, dental floss, food packagin...

www.thenewlede.org

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Toxic-Free Future @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social · 17d

Booooo! 😡 @governor.ca.gov just sided w/ the chemical industry over Californians’ health. By vetoing SB682, he kept toxic #PFAS in cookware.

Six other states & retailers like Target have already transitioned away from PFAS toward safer solutions like cast iron. He should have ensured CA did too.

California governor rejects bill to phase out "forever" chemicals used in cookware, children's products

Gov. Gavin Newsom votoes bill to phase out a range of popular consumer products, including nonstick pots and pans, that contain synthetic chemicals with links to cancer.

www.latimes.com

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 19d

The petrochemical industry is expanding production of PFAS in response to the data center boom, betting that the tech industry's toxic chemical releases face no serious prospect of regulation under the Trump regime. But campaigners know that the states have a powerful role.

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19d

An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.

The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.

By @fastlerner.bsky.social

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 17d

“By showing that PFAS can induce specific epigenetic changes, we provide evidence that long-term exposure from drinking water, food and consumer products could have lasting health consequences”
www.igb.illinois.edu/article/epig...

Epigenetic Switches Behind PFAS Cell Damage Identified | Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

www.igb.illinois.edu

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 17d

"The potential effects of #PFAS on the brain are relevant not only for individuals who are highly exposed; rather, because PFAS are present in almost all pregnancies from conception and through all stages of development"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants associated with adverse health outcomes in humans. A…

www.sciencedirect.com

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 21d

I totally caved.....

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 23d

Check out this article about EPA actions towards PFAS regulation featuring commentary from lab member Phil Brown! www.newsweek.com/epa-drinking...

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

www.newsweek.com

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PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 22d

"There are now plenty of affordable, safe options.. A good pan is like a trusted friend: It improves with time, instead of slowly poisoning you.. #PFAS the next line item in a long list of miracle materials that turned out to be more curse than cure."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

www.nytimes.com

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · 24d

"A glaring tension between the MAHA movement’s purported goals and the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory strategy is the issue of environmental toxins, particularly #PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, found in many household items."
theintercept.com/2025/10/02/r...

MAHA Slams “Corporate Capture” by Food and Pharma Giants — While Trump Strips Regulations

RFK Jr.’s rhetoric can appeal to desperate parents in a broken health system. But experts say his policies only hurt children.

theintercept.com

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · Sep 30

"PTFE production continues a decades-long legacy of polluting communities where Teflon is made." PTFE #PFAS is the industry's cash cow. Listen to the science, not a couple of chefs who clearly haven't read a single health study. Good grief.

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Sep 29

Almost 100 health & environmental groups back California’s #PFAS cookware ban.

But celebrity chefs like Rachael Ray and David Chang have joined the opposition, warning the bill could do “more harm than good.”
www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/cali...

Industry, environmental groups spar over California bill to ban PFAS in cookware

As US states increasingly pass laws to limit PFAS chemicals in consumer products, a debate is heating up over a California bill that proposes banning the sale of cookware with intentionally added “for...

www.thenewlede.org

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · Sep 22

Can't get this off loop in my head.....

Jon Snow: What about everyone else? All the other people who think they know what's good.

Daenerys Targaryen: They don't get to choose

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Civil Eats @civileats.com · Sep 20

Studies have shown that shorter-chain PFAS are already prevalent inside homes and bodies in the U.S. And because of their potential to persist in the environment, by the time we learn about their dangers, it may be too late.

EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS

Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.

buff.ly

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Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · Sep 18

It's a rare case of the admin bucking big business -- and probably a win for the MAHA crowd -- as well as those concerned about environmental contamination

thehill.com/policy/energ...

thehill.com

PfoaProject NY @pfoaprojectny.bsky.social · Sep 17

“It feels like nothing short of a further assault on our communities... Given the choice, would you let your children drink toxins?" #PFAS @markruffalo.bsky.social
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

EPA Effort to Roll Back PFAS Limits Decried as Assault on Health

People living in neighborhoods contaminated by PFAS say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate Biden-era drinking water limits for four types of the “forever chemicals.”

news.bloomberglaw.com

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