With funds running out, Maine is at a PFAS crossroads
Over the last decade, Maine has spent more than $100 million as it became a national leader in the fight against harmful forever chemicals, but dwindling funds will soon force state officials to make ...
The Spinoff9d
Are we doing enough about ‘forever chemicals’?
They're in stuff you use every day – and probably in your bloodstream, too.
The Scientist10d
PFAS Exposure and Health Effects
Researchers examine how long-term exposure to widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detrimentally affect ...
JD Supra14d
Pulling the Threads of the ‘Complicated Patchwork of Federal and State Law’ around PFAS Class Action Lawsuits
Lynn L. Bergeson was interviewed by Christopher Bornmann in Pulling the Threads of the ‘Complicated Patchwork of Federal and ...
Seacoastonline.com14d
EPA reports PFAS chemicals cleanup at Pease makes progress
The executive summary section of the report details at length how the Air Force has worked to treat and/or monitor the presence of PFAS — known as forever chemicals — at multiple locations on ...
Hosted on MSN15d
Nearly 100 Million Americans Exposed to Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water
More than 97 million U.S. residents are served by U.S. public water systems (PWSs) with detectable levels of contaminants, and disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are ...
Le Monde.fr15d
When industry manipulates science to prevent a PFAS ban
A technical article with an austere title ("Grouping of PFAS for human health risk assessment"). Signed by an "independent panel of experts." Published in a peer-reviewed journal belonging to the ...
C&EN15d
PFAS Destruction and Near-Complete Defluorination of Undiluted Aqueous Film-Forming Foams at Ambient Conditions by Piezoelectric Ball Milling
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, ...
Madison.com15d
Supreme Court weighs whether DNR can force businesses to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Assistant Attorney General Colin Roth said the DNR’s policy regarding PFAS is based on new and emerging facts about the compounds, which fall under state statute’s definition of a hazardous substance.
Hoosiers hope lawmakers will take time to enact water protection
Water is very much on Hoosiers’ minds. From the unpopular legislation from four years ago that stripped our critical wetlands ...
KRQE Blogs15d
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...
Portland Press Herald16d
PFAS contamination found on more than 100 Maine farms
He became the first Maine farm to close due to PFAS. In 2022, Maine banned sludge spreading, and is now investigating PFAS in retail products and landfills. With hundreds of sludge sites left to ...