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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2d

A group of 24 European politicians whose blood was tested for toxic PFAS chemicals over the summer all had the substances in their bodies, the NGOs involved in the testing revealed today.

More than 20 EU politicians test positive for forever chemicals in their blood

The results highlight the wide reach of a group of chemicals linked to cancer, liver damage and fertility problems.

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 1d

Eco-friendly technology removes toxic PFAS from water

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Eco-friendly technology removes toxic PFAS from water

Rice University researchers, in collaboration with international partners, have developed the first eco-friendly technology to rapidly capture and destroy toxic "forever chemicals" (PFAS) in water. Th...

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 20h

Check out this article about EPA actions towards PFAS regulation featuring commentary from lab member Phil Brown! www.newsweek.com/epa-drinking...

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3d

And the astronomical cost to clean up PFAS pollution, even were production to cease today, let alone if we continue to permit these chemicals to spew into the environment.

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Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe

Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3d

The project exposed intense industry lobbying to prevent a ban on PFAS forever chemicals on a scale, "far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together".
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Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulation

Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments made by fluoropolymer industry against stricter regulation

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 5d

What a new study reveals about 'forever chemicals,' lead, more in New Orleans-area tap water. Read the full article by Emily Woodruff (Nola.com) here: www.nola.com/news/environ...

What a new study reveals about 'forever chemicals,' lead, more in New Orleans-area tap water

A new report shows widespread PFAS, lead and other contaminants in tap water drawn from the Mississippi River for New Orleans and neighboring parishes.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 5d

Europe inches closer to a toxic-free environment.

We are restricting the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foams.

These ‘forever chemicals' do not break down naturally, posing unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.

Cleaner choices, stronger protection ↓

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 6d

Coca-Cola notches another win in ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit
Read the full article by Ellie Borst (E&E News) here: www.eenews.net/articles/coc...

Coca-Cola notches another win in ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit

A federal judge ruled for a second time that there was not enough evidence to advance a class-action lawsuit over PFAS in juice products.

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 7d

Check out our new September Newsletter to see updates about what the lab and others in the PFAS world have been up to since July!: mailchi.mp/589c47c24e6f...
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 9d

EU environment boss tests positive for 'toxic' forever chemicals in her blood
Chronic exposure to even low levels has been linked to liver damage, high cholesterol, reduced immune responses, low birth weights and several kinds of cancer

www.thejournal.ie/forever-chem...

EU environment boss tests positive for 'toxic' forever chemicals in her blood

The Commissioner tested positive for three Pfas considered toxic for reproductive health, and hopes to raise awareness.

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Beyond Pesticides @beyondpesticides.org · 13d

🐔 Reinforcing findings of widespread #environmental #contamination with #PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), heavy metals, #pesticide metabolites, and pharmaceuticals, researchers detected a cocktail of chemicals in noncommercial backyard #eggs laid in #Greece! ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/xFqE50X2cLh

PFAS, Pesticide, Pharmaceuticals, and Heavy Metals Found in Backyard Eggs Underscore Toxic Threat - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

Researchers detected PFAS, heavy metals, pesticide metabolites, and pharmaceuticals in noncommercial backyard eggs laid in Greece.

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Urban Milwaukee @urbanmilwaukee.com · 8d

DNR Names Companies Responsible for PFAS Contamination In Northern Wisconsin Community

A site inspection found PFAS levels more than three times those typically seen in soil, groundwater and sediments.

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Gísli Kristjánsson 🇮🇸 @major-bloodnok.bsky.social · 9d

The biosphere, us included obviously, is awash with toxic chemicals we humans have spread EVERYWHERE. Here's a recent news story about PFAS:
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 9d

EU environment boss tests positive for 'toxic' forever chemicals in her blood
Chronic exposure to even low levels has been linked to liver damage, high cholesterol, reduced immune responses, low birth weights and several kinds of cancer

www.thejournal.ie/forever-chem...

EU environment boss tests positive for 'toxic' forever chemicals in her blood

The Commissioner tested positive for three Pfas considered toxic for reproductive health, and hopes to raise awareness.

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 12d

Water companies dilute PFAS in contaminated drinking water sources to permissable levels using clean sources, but water company insiders tell us, these clean sources are increasingly hard to find:

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How 'forever chemicals' have seeped into almost everything – video

Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Leana Hosea and Rachel Salvidge of Watershed investigations about what the spread of Pfas means for our health and the environment, and what can be done to get rid of t...

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 13d

There is no escape on this #PoisonedPlanet from #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution, plus #PFAS and other dangers.

For us, or endangered species
#OneHealth
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Guts of endangered Indus River dolphins found to be inundated with microplastics

Microplastics are a growing problem worldwide. They disrupt ecosystems and contribute to adverse effects, like metabolic disorders, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and developmental toxicity in the bod...

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 12d

And we need to be protecting our drinking water sources, so all of them are usable. In 2022, @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social reported on a drinking water source in Cambridgeshire which had to be taken out of use because it was so contaminated with PFAS.

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High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply

Exclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 12d

Toxic PFAS sludge is being spread on farmland, contaminating our food and water. EPA was set to take action, but a rider slipped into the Interior funding bill would stop that work cold.
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Congress tries to shut down action on dangerous PFAS in fertilizer 'in the dark of night'

Earlier this month, we reported about a potential health risk being spread on American farms and invading our food and milk supply. Fertilizer made from human w

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 17d

A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”

Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15d

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin boasted about how the agency is taking action to “ensure Americans have the cleanest air, land, and water.”

At the same time, the agency terminated over $15 million in grants for “forever chemicals” research.

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Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in fundin...

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 16d

6/ Just last week, EPA asked a federal court to eliminate most of the first-ever limits for PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water.

E&E News: Trump admin asks court to kill 4 PFAS drinking water limits

The prior administration failed to follow a procedural step in the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA attorneys said in a new filing.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 16d

“The delays come as the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 seeks to significantly cut funding for the cleanup of toxic sites. The measure would also undo a ban on the purchase and use of PFAS firefighting foam, raising concerns that more PFAS could be released into the environment.”

Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 18d

The Navy is seeking permission from property owners to sample private drinking water wells for PFAS chemicals in a specific area around the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, more commonly known as Camp David.

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Navy, local health officials discuss testing for ‘forever chemicals’ near Camp David

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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 18d

#PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Scientists have contributed to studies on PFAS and microplastics in urban sewer overflows, testing drinking water for lead, and groundwater pollution by arsenic

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 19d

Check out this post featuring our updated contamination site tracker! www.earth.com/news/toxic-f...

Toxic ‘forever chemical' sites severely underestimated in the U.S.

A new study reveals PFAS ‘forever chemical’ sites are vastly underestimated, with up to 80,000 likely contaminated locations across the U.S.

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 20d

New Jersey reached a settlement valued at over $2 billion with DuPont and two of its affiliates to remediate PFAS contamination in what it says is the largest environmental recovery ever by a single state. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Can New Jersey’s $2 billion PFAS deal with DuPont be a model?

The settlement, which also includes Chemours and Corteva, spotlights state-led action against chemical giants while fueling calls for more innovative policies and stronger federal regulation

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