Read the latest news and updates on PFAS. From policy and litigation, to community action, to the most recent science, learn how different groups in the U.S.—and the world—are responding to the PFAS contamination crisis.
PFAS in the news
How a Lab Works to See and Destroy the Harmful Chemicals Known as PFAS
Inside a nondescript building nestled in a business park in New Castle, Delaware, a small group of scientists were testing water samples recently, to see whether they had been contaminated…
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PFAS-REACH team in the news
PFAS Testing of Wells in Truro and Wellfleet Set to Begin
Testing for the presence of PFAS — compounds linked to a broad array of harmful health effects — is set to begin in Wellfleet and Truro. The testing is part…
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Are we being kept safe from ‘forever chemicals’ injected into fracking sites?
Not willing to rest their laurels on the theft of the future, the fossil fuel industry is now salting the earth with forever chemicals. In a bombshell exposé from Physicians for…
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Northeastern University Expert Recommends State Task Force Test Blood For Chemical Contaminant PFAS
Offering blood testing for people in areas exposed to PFAS, additional funds for statewide research, education, and surveillance, and passing laws restricting the use of certain firefighting foam and food…
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PFAS-REACH events
Silent Spring to Update Study on Water Testing
BARNSTABLE – A virtual community event is being held by the Silent Spring Institute for past and present members of the Hyannis community on May 18th to receive information about…
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