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Legislative momentum against PFAS has surged this year, as at least 11 states enacted laws to restrict the use of "forever chemicals" in everyday consumer products or professional firefighting foam.

As we move into 2025, environmental, health and safety (EHS) professionals are facing significant regulatory changes concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These “forever chemicals” ...

New PFAS regulations may be blocked by a recent Supreme Court decision or far-right politicians. We need the PFAS Action Act to enshrine protections into law. New PFAS regulations may be blocked by a ...

All types of the forever chemicals known as PFAS are to be included on the official Dutch list of “substances of very high concern” and that means all companies using them have to minimise their use ...

A person shops at a home improvement store in New York City in January. Many states have enacted laws this year to restrict the use of PFAS — often called “forever chemicals” — in a wide array of ...

WEST PLAINS, Wash. – New test results reveal concerning levels of PFAS contamination in the West Plains area, affecting communities like Airway Heights and Medical Lake. Community members ...

Baltimore — Companies making PFAS-free alternative products for the plastics industry see change coming quickly. As an example, Robert Sherman, a U.S.-based researcher for German additive maker ...

Maine banned sludge spreading in 2021, becoming effective in 2022. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are manmade chemicals resistant to heat, water, and oil used to make ...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham investigated the environmental effects of microplastics and PFAS and showed that, combined, they can be very harmful to aquatic life. Microplastics are ...

The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals' is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows. The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals ...