PFAS Project Lab
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PFAS Project Lab Data Tools Expanded and Analyzed to Identify 2,200 Known and 79,800 Presumptive PFAS Contamination Sites
The PFAS Project Lab has updated two of its data tools: the Known PFAS Contamination Site Tracker and the Presumptive PFAS Contamination Dataset. These tools demonstrate where PFAS have been detect…
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PFAS Project Lab Data Tools Expanded and Analyzed to Identify Over 2,200 Known and 79,800 Presumptive PFAS Contamination Sites. Check out the update here: pfasproject.com/2025/08/27/p...
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New EPA moves could send more toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” into our food from potatoes to lettuce, while reporting rules are being weakened. A major setback for public health and environmental safety.
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Get ready to consume more forever chemicals
The Make America Healthy Again movement has quite a few hurdles to jump through with this one.�
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving toward approving two new pesticides that ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
New EPA moves could send more toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” into our food from potatoes to lettuce, while reporting rules are being weakened. A major setback for public health and environmental safety.
tinyurl.com/tp9bjefb #PFAS #PublicHealth #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #RightToHealth #Health
tinyurl.com/tp9bjefb #PFAS #PublicHealth #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #RightToHealth #Health
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The EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
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EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
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The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
"Who Pays The Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Pollution"
Read the fact sheet about the cost of PFAS pollution created by the West Plains Water Coalition and Department of Ecology of Washington: apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...
Read the fact sheet about the cost of PFAS pollution created by the West Plains Water Coalition and Department of Ecology of Washington: apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Who Pays The Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Pollution"
Read the fact sheet about the cost of PFAS pollution created by the West Plains Water Coalition and Department of Ecology of Washington: apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...
Read the fact sheet about the cost of PFAS pollution created by the West Plains Water Coalition and Department of Ecology of Washington: apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...
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The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, damage to the liver and immune system, and other health problems. The EPA plans to relax rules requiring companies to report PFAS products and weaken drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food - The Boston Globe
The agency approved two new pesticides that will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, damage to the liver and immune system, and other health problems. The EPA plans to relax rules requiring companies to report PFAS products and weaken drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
"Living with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be distressing. Not knowing if they’re making you sick is just the start" Read the full article:
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Living with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be distressing. Not knowing if they’re making you sick is just the start
The uncertainty and stigma of living with PFAS pollution can be stressful. Here’s the support communities need.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Living with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be distressing. Not knowing if they’re making you sick is just the start" Read the full article:
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Tackling F-gases - vital to address climate change + prevent build up of TFA - a PFAS, harmful to fertility + child development, produced as F-gases degrade, "accumulating in our tap water, the food we’re eating, plants, trees, the sea, + all in the past few decades".
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November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tackling F-gases - vital to address climate change + prevent build up of TFA - a PFAS, harmful to fertility + child development, produced as F-gases degrade, "accumulating in our tap water, the food we’re eating, plants, trees, the sea, + all in the past few decades".
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The rollback of rules on PFAS in drinking water is only one front in Trump's broader assault on environmental protection. It is part and parcel of Trump’s policy of Making America Poisoned Again, driven primarily by antipathy to regulations and the agencies that administer them.
Trump’s Environmental Policy Is Determined to “Make America Poisoned Again”
Trump has taken a wrecking ball to environmental regulation. Who benefits?
truthout.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The rollback of rules on PFAS in drinking water is only one front in Trump's broader assault on environmental protection. It is part and parcel of Trump’s policy of Making America Poisoned Again, driven primarily by antipathy to regulations and the agencies that administer them.
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Firefighting foam, one of the key sources of PFAS pollution in Lake Zug, was historically made with PFOS + PFOA. Both these varieties of PFAS are now internationally banned due to links to cancers, ulcerative colitis, liver, thyroid+ kidney disorders.
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Chemical industry pollution - fishers/taxpayers paying the price www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Swiss authorities impose ban on sale of PFAS-tainted fish
Pike and perch from Lake Zug in central Switzerland are too contaminated by PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals". Their sale or distribution as food is forbidden with immediate effect.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Firefighting foam, one of the key sources of PFAS pollution in Lake Zug, was historically made with PFOS + PFOA. Both these varieties of PFAS are now internationally banned due to links to cancers, ulcerative colitis, liver, thyroid+ kidney disorders.
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"PFAS inquiry hands down 47 recommendations to better regulate 'forever chemicals' in Australia" Read the full article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Advice around 'forever chemicals' outdated, as inquiry calls for testing overhaul
The federal inquiry into "forever chemicals" has asked the federal government to review its health advice on PFAS in light of the growing international consensus of its health risks.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"PFAS inquiry hands down 47 recommendations to better regulate 'forever chemicals' in Australia" Read the full article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Georgia to include forever chemicals in state drinking water regulations" Read the full article: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/e...
Georgia to include forever chemicals in state drinking water regulations
On Dec. 10, EPD will host a statewide stakeholder meeting over Zoom to inform and solicit input from the public about the changes.
www.savannahnow.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Georgia to include forever chemicals in state drinking water regulations" Read the full article: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/e...
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California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals
"EPA Seeks Comment in Effort To Loosen Decade of Forever-Chemical Reporting" Read the full article here: www.newsweek.com/epa-seeks-co...
EPA seeks comment in effort to loosen decade of forever chemical reporting
The proposed rule follows a series of rollbacks the EPA is hoping to bring in regarding PFAS and other toxic chemicals.
www.newsweek.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"EPA Seeks Comment in Effort To Loosen Decade of Forever-Chemical Reporting" Read the full article here: www.newsweek.com/epa-seeks-co...
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finished goods that simply contain PFAS, such as clothing or cookware. The agency says this change would reduce costs for businesses.
Loosening the rules could hide important information about where PFAS are used and how they spread.
Loosening the rules could hide important information about where PFAS are used and how they spread.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
finished goods that simply contain PFAS, such as clothing or cookware. The agency says this change would reduce costs for businesses.
Loosening the rules could hide important information about where PFAS are used and how they spread.
Loosening the rules could hide important information about where PFAS are used and how they spread.
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The EPA has proposed easing some reporting rules for “forever chemicals,” known as PFAS man-made compounds found in many products that don’t break down in the environment. The plan would exempt certain cases, like very small amounts of PFAS (under 0.1%), chemicals made only as byproducts, and
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The EPA has proposed easing some reporting rules for “forever chemicals,” known as PFAS man-made compounds found in many products that don’t break down in the environment. The plan would exempt certain cases, like very small amounts of PFAS (under 0.1%), chemicals made only as byproducts, and
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I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
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How a small community fought for justice after finding forever chemicals in drinking water
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
"Brain development in children linked to mother's PFAS chemical exposure" Read the full article here: newatlas.com/health-wellb...
Brain development in children linked to mother's PFAS chemical exposure
New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether...
newatlas.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Brain development in children linked to mother's PFAS chemical exposure" Read the full article here: newatlas.com/health-wellb...
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A recent study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that tree swallows recorded high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals,' near military bases and factories across the US.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Scientists make concerning discoveries near US military bases: 'Detected in all'
This study could provide areas to focus on.
www.yahoo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A recent study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that tree swallows recorded high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals,' near military bases and factories across the US.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient" Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient" Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Trump EPA is delaying and vacating rules setting PFAS standards in drinking water (eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker/pfas...) and delaying cleanup of PFAS contamination at military bases so they can keep poisoning all of us. (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/23/f...)
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The Trump EPA is delaying and vacating rules setting PFAS standards in drinking water (eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker/pfas...) and delaying cleanup of PFAS contamination at military bases so they can keep poisoning all of us. (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/23/f...)
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🚨 A new study has found alarmingly high levels of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) in dead sea otters along the Pacific Coast, with concentrations more than 3 x higher near urban and shipping hubs.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Unexpectedly high concentrations of forever chemicals found in dead sea otters
A paper published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, finds high quantities of toxic "forever" chemicals in sea otters recovered off the Pacific Ocean. The paper is titled "Concentrations of Pe...
phys.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"EPA Proposes Approving Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide" Read the full article here: civileats.com/2025/11/05/e...
EPA Proposes Approving Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide
The agency also created a new website dedicated to explaining and defending its approval of farm chemicals that meet a commonly used definition of PFAS.
civileats.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"EPA Proposes Approving Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide" Read the full article here: civileats.com/2025/11/05/e...
"B.C. sea otters found to be contaminated with 'forever chemicals'" Read the full article here: www.biv.com/news/environ...
B.C. sea otters found to be contaminated with 'forever chemicals'
Contamination levels were about three times higher in animals found near shipping lanes and urban centres
www.biv.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"B.C. sea otters found to be contaminated with 'forever chemicals'" Read the full article here: www.biv.com/news/environ...
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades" Read the full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades - Inside Climate News
The co-author of a new paper says the presence of PFAS on the Everglades reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more restoration may be necessary in the river of grass.
insideclimatenews.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades" Read the full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...