Our blog has reported previously on California PFAS regulations, including its watershed laws with novel definitions of PFAS and the noted problems with the total organic fluorine testing method.

Opinion: Manufacturers and retailers can best navigate the compliance challenges caused by the expansion of state laws on ...

Over the past few years, the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products has exploded. While manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have focused on significant ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of ...

Advocates hope Minnesota’s ban on “forever chemicals” could bring a new focus and drive for regulations if the Democratic ticket prevails. Minnesota last year enacted a sweeping ban on toxic “forever ...

In July 2023, the result of a U.S. Geological Survey that 45% of all tap water in the country was contaminated by PFAS made national headlines in all major news outlets. What went under-reported was ...

PFAS, aka forever chemicals, are a large group of manmade chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Some of the most persistent manmade compounds on the planet, they’re commonly ...

Quincy's mayor alleges new firefighting gear contains PFAS despite being advertised as PFAS-free. The gear manufacturer, Safety Components, denies intentionally adding PFAS and claims the detected ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. sailor uses a hand pesticide sprayer as part of a demonstration in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Spc. 3rd Class Katie Cox ...

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is considering granting “emergency” approval for a PFAS pesticide, meaning it will not have to undergo important safety reviews ...

Cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram may never be household names. But they’re likely to contribute to chemical contamination in water and food consumed in many millions of households for generations to ...