Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Tag: forever chemicals

EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely...

Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.

42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food...

A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.

Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels

"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.

Zeldin’s EPA rollbacks and PFAS limits

Instead of doing its job to keep people safe, the agency is systematically dismantling protections for the environment and human health.

Trump EPA moves to dismantle key PFAS drinking water protections despite...

Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.

US Forest Service stops issuing firefighter pants that contain PFAS, following...

Despite knowing about the use of PFAS, officials with the Forest Service had not previously informed wildland firefighters about it.

Millions exposed to toxic PFAS levels as EPA retreats from safety...

New data reveals over 73 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS, while the EPA under Trump moves to weaken or repeal health standards.

House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in...

A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.

Water contaminant levels can remain high for eight years after a...

Scientists are warning that wildfire pollutants can continue to contaminate local waterways for up to eight years after a wildfire event.

PFAS found in 65% of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) conducted a three-year study with data provided by citizen scientists on the levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in 167 private wells in the state.

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Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires

The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
An aerial view of Boulder City and Lake Mead, Nevada. Photo: Doc Searls/CC BY 2.0

Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land

The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
The Be'er Sheva District Court, where the indictment was filed. Photo: Zairon/CC BY-SA 4.0

Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death

Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened
Wetlands in Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands

Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.