Read the full statement by The Guardian “I was delightfully unsurprised to read your report (Chemical companies lobbying MPs not to ban Pfas, 29 August). Pfas really are a bigger problem than most people realise. I must confess to some involvement here: in the 1970s, when working for a big US corporation, I used Pfa-based chemicals […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Tessa Bentulan (The Baltimore Sun) “Some Maryland farmers and scientists are sounding the alarm over PFAS, commonly known as forever chemicals, showing up in biosolids used as fertilizer. They say the actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are being stalled and underfunded. Farmer Sam Wright of Washington County […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Jasmine Laws (Newsweek) “A new study revealed there could be tens of thousands more groundwater sources contaminated with high concentrations of carcinogenic chemicals than previously found. The researchers at the PFAS Project Lab predict there are 79,891 additional groundwater sites—up from the 57,412 sites initially reported—likely to have levels of […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Liz McLaughlin (WRAL News) “As federal regulators warn that toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are showing up in more faucets nationwide, utilities in North Caroli…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Shannon Kelleher (The New Lede) “Congress is proposing to reverse measures that protect military service members, firefighters and others from harmful PFAS chemicals. The Senate draft of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act proposes lifting a moratorium on military incineration of waste products consisting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and reverses […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Michael Casey (AP News) “Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing out of a house fire, but also risks from wearing his chemically-treated gear. Last month, the Rhode […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Tess Coley and Pippa Neill (The Guardian) “Chemical firms are lobbying MPs not to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in the same way as proposed in the EU, using arguments disputed by scientists and described as ‘big tobacco playbook’ tactics, it can be revealed. Pfas, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Manuel Vida and Isabella Breda (The Seattle Times) “Years after a group of substances often described as forever chemicals were found in drinking water near Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Yakima Training Center, families are still waiting for water filtration systems, and state officials are frustrated with the Army’s ‘pattern of slow […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Tom Perkins (The Guardian) “An unlikely alliance of farmers, bikers, truckers, a detective and scientists from across the political spectrum are working to pressure the Trump administration and Republican leadership to rein in the use of toxic sewage sludge as fertilizer on the nation’s farmland. Sludge often teems with Pfas, or ‘forever chemicals’, […]| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Hiroko Tabuchi (The New York Times) “Early this year, Steven Cook was a lawyer representing chemical companies suing to block a new rule that would force them to clea…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Bárbara Pinho (Chemistry World) “Every day, millions of us apply some type of product to our bodies. From basic hand soap and shower gel to more elaborate cosmetics l…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Jasmine Laws (Newsweek) “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been rolling out waves of data showing which locations across the country have the highest leve…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Jasmine Laws (Newsweek) “New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that millions more Americans are drinking water that is contaminated…| The PFAS Project Lab
Read the full article by Austin Fast (USA Today) “Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town’s drinking water came to be polluted with the ‘forever chemicals’ it recently reporte…| The PFAS Project Lab
Studying Social, Scientific, and Political Factors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances| 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
