"EPA: Superfund Cleanup ‘Likely’ Fouled Pennsylvania Town’s Water"
"Municipal sewage sludge was used as fertilizer in the project that began decades ago in Palmerton, where PFAS now taint soil and water."
Source: E&E News, 11/03/2025
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"EPA Accused Of Misleading Public About Ongoing Production Of Harmful PFAS"
"Federal regulators are falsely claiming that production of a dangerous PFAS chemical has been phased out in the US, according to a complaint filed this week by an environmental watchdog group alleging the statement is untrue since the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consistently finds the chemical and other PFAS in fluorinated plastic containers."
Source: The New Lede, 10/30/2025
"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup"
"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2025
"Trump EPA Seeks To Weaken Scrutiny For Some Of US’s Most Toxic Chemicals"
"New rule would prohibit states from banning dangerous chemicals, and could invalidate hundreds of protections"
"A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would dramatically weaken safety reviews for some of the nation’s most toxic chemicals that are already on the market, public health advocates and an EPA employee warn.
Source: Guardian, 10/22/2025
"A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals"
"For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quashing their success."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/14/2025
"EU To Ban Use Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Firefighting Foam"
"The European Commission on Friday announced restrictions on the use of so-called "forever chemicals" in firefighting foams."
Source: dpa, 10/09/2025
"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"
"Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – PFAS “forever chemical” pollution.
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025
Industry, Enviros 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 “forever chemicals” beginning in 2030."
Source: The New Lede, 10/01/2025
"EPA’s Effort to Pull Back PFAS Limits Spurs Statutory Tug of War"
"The EPA is attempting an end run around the Safe Drinking Water Act by trying to rollback drinking water limits it previously set for four PFAS, attorneys representing affected communities said in legal briefs."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/30/2025
"Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide"
"The Department of Defense has quietly delayed its cleanup of harmful “forever chemicals” at nearly 140 military installations across the country, according to a list of sites analyzed by The New York Times." "The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks."
Source: NYTimes, 09/23/2025
