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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
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State awards $20M from 3M settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ to improve habitat, recreation
4 Jul 2026 | MPR News
“We got lots of different habitat improvement projects, both upland and water-related projects, that we're really pleased with,” he said at the media briefing. The exact dollar amount awarded to each project hasn’t been announced yet.”
Driscoll's class action alleges strawberries contain hidden PFAS forever chemicals
2 Jul 2026 | Claim Depot
David Harada, Driscoll's former U.S. and Canada food safety compliance manager, alleges management knew about pesticide compliance problems but told staff to protect the brand and preserve plausible deniability instead of fixing them.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in Big Mountain Water Co. Wells
2 Jul 2026 | Flat Head Beacon
“Due to these results, [Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)] has recommended systems post public notice to inform customers of PFAS in their drinking water that are at or above MCLs,” the company stated in the June 17 notice. “Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know about your drinking water.”
Trump EPA departs from Biden-era report detailing cancer risk from ‘forever chemical’ contaminated farms
2 Jul 2026 | The Hill
“With this guidance document, they have made clear that they have no intention of regulating PFAS and sludge, and that they are going to continue to allow PFAS contaminated sludge to be spread on farmland throughout the country,” Erica Kyzmir-McKeon, director of communities and toxics at the Conservation Law Foundation. added.
NC budget sets $22M aside for new PFAS study, but moves to keep its results confidential
1 Jul 2026 | NC Newsline
It’s clear that our General Assembly’s goal here is to slow the process and to delay action to stop PFAS in drinking water sources, and hide critical information from the public, and they’re trying to tie the agency’s hands and ability to act on this pollution.
Latest Science
PFASs, metals, and PAHs in roadside soils along 12 northern European roads with varying characteristics
6 Jul 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
PFOS was the most consistently detected PFAS in roadside soils, but its higher levels farther from roads and in some reference samples suggest diffuse urban/background contamination and soil retention patterns may be more important than direct road runoff alone.
Occupation and serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Data from the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
6 Jul 2026 | Ann Work Expo Health
PFAS serum levels were highest in construction/extraction, installation/maintenance/repair, protective services, and some manufacturing/transportation-related groups, with PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA making up over 70% of total PFAS body burden and more than 20% of some worker groups exceeding the NASEM high-risk threshold.
Mapping industrial lobbying strategies in the EU PFAS restriction using AI-assisted text analysis
1 Jul 2026 | Environ. Int.
Industrial commenters dominated the EU PFAS restriction consultation, largely opposing broad controls while requesting exemptions and using “no alternatives,” economic harm, competitiveness, and technical-essentiality arguments to weaken or delay PFAS regulation.
From laboratory to the field: the role of microplastics as vectors of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment
1 Jul 2026 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFAS attaches most strongly to long-chain compounds and nonpolar plastics, but biofilms, organic matter, pH, and salinity make attachment weaker and more variable in the field.
Rinse, rebound, repeat: The challenge of decontaminating PFAS-impacted aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles
29 Jun 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Field testing of two AFFF-contaminated aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles found that water rinses removed much of the readily removable target PFAS at first, but added cleaning solvents did little to improve decontamination, PFAS rebounded weeks later, and AOF testing detected far more unidentified fluorinated compounds than target PFAS methods captured.
Latest Policy
[Video] Sen. Kelly presses Trump admin over Arizona PFAS cleanup delays
2 Jul 2026
An investigation near the West Valley base was supposed to be completed last year but is now delayed until 2032.
Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR issues PFAS monitoring general permit for biosolids
1 Jul 2026
This Wisconsin state general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations.
Senate Democrats press Hegseth on ‘forever chemical’ cleanup delays
26 Jun 2026
The lawmakers’ letter, sent Thursday, follows a report by NOTUS that found the Pentagon significantly pushed back cleanup schedules for the chemicals known as PFAS at nearly 200 sites, and posted the changes online without a public announcement.
[Public Comment] Proposed PFOA and PFOS compliance extension rule
23 Jun 2026
The EPA will accept written comments on the proposed rule until July 20, 2026.
[Public Comment] Proposed rule to rescind regulatory determinations and regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and hazard index mixtures
23 Jun 2026
The EPA will accept written comments on the proposed rule until July 20, 2026.
Opportunities
[Public Comment] Proposed rule to rescind regulatory determinations and regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and hazard index mixtures
Posted: 23 Jun 2026
The EPA will accept written comments on the proposed rule until July 20, 2026.
[Public Comment] Proposed PFOA and PFOS compliance extension rule
Posted: 23 Jun 2026
The EPA will accept written comments on the proposed rule until July 20, 2026.
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