Read the full article by Ellie Borst (E&E News) “A class-action lawsuit against Coca-Cola has stumbled again in federal district court after a judge found a lack of evidence for claims that the beverage giant’s juices were misbranded as ‘all natural,’ despite containing dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals.’ The opinion, issued Monday out of the […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Elise Plunk (Louisiana Illuminator) “A new report is sounding the alarm over the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in Southeast Louisiana’s drinking water. The Southeast Louisiana Residential Water Quality Study, conducted by the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans, tested for contaminants in home tap water from seven […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Shannon Kelleher (The New Lede) “A federal district court this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to prevent the contamination of farmland across the country with toxic PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer. The US District Court for the District of Columbia on […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Ryan J Carra et al. (National Law Review) “During a recent webinar, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced plans to propose a rule that will impose an unprecedented labeling requirements on all products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), effective January 1, 2027. The only blanket exemption would […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Sheldon Krause (9and10News) ” A recent study found PFAS chemicals in beer brewed across several states, including Michigan. The study from RTI International found that beer brewed in areas with high levels of PFAS in their municipal water supply were more likely to contain those chemicals in their final products. Chris Andrus, […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Danielle Kaeding (Wisconsin Public Radio) “The current and former owners of a Rhinelander paper mill are responsible for widespread PFAS contamination in the northern Wisconsin township of Stella, state environmental regulators said in new letters obtained by WPR. The letters come after a site inspection of the area to evaluate […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Pat Rizzuto (Bloomberg Law) “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. But the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback would correct portions of a drinking […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Shannon Kelleher (The New Lede) “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. The bill, SB 682, would also prohibit the sale […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Adam Harrington (CBS News) “Synthetic PFAS are known as ‘forever chemicals,’ lingering in water, cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, and even our blood as they resist breaking down. They’re infamous for being hard to detect. But researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the U.S. Department […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Molly Rains (New Hampshire Bulletin) “In the greater Merrimack area, where toxic forever chemicals are concentrated throughout the soil and a long-term cleanup plan i…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) “Provisions in the House and Senate annual Defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of ‘forever chemicals.…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Monica Amarelo (EWG News) “When you open a cold beer, you’re probably thinking about flavor or hops – not whether you’re also sipping the toxic ‘forever chemica…| The PFAS Project Lab
Suspected source: Dupont’s Washington Works plant DuPont began using PFOA to manufacture Teflon at its Washington Works plant in 1951. The company knew that PFOA is toxic in 1961. In 1981, Du…| The PFAS Project Lab