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Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/19/uk-military-bases-chemical-leaks-forever-chemicals-drinking-water
The Guardian · Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water
The #foreverchemicals spoiling EU #Easter #eggs: The document specifies that commercial #eggs, including those from free-range hens, are still safe to eat. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/the-forever-chemicals-spoiling-eu-easter-eggs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
German insurers encouraged to exclude coverage of #PFAS liability: The insurance industry group hopes coverage limits “help speed up the development of alternatives” to #foreverchemicals. https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/german-insurers-encouraged-to-exclude-coverage-of-pfas-liability/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
The Dutch have been warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears.
People in the Netherlands should stop eating backyard-produced eggs due to contamination from PFAS or forever chemicals, a Dutch government agency announced Tuesday.
Earthworms may be the cause of PFAS entering the eggs, according to national public health institute RIVM.
Politico.eu · The Dutch have been warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears.
'Forever chemicals' are everywhere: Most of their health effects are unknown https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409115416.htm
ScienceDaily'Forever chemicals' are everywhere: Most of their health effects are unknown'Forever chemicals' are everywhere. But only a handful have been evaluated for potentially toxic effects. Researchers think there may be a faster, cheaper way to figure out which ones might be hazardous to our health -- using worms.
The EU agrees a ban on hazardous substances in toys.
The text, which will only come into force once it has been officially adopted by the member states and the European Parliament, bans PFAS, unless they are inaccessible to children, and targets endocrine disruptors.
Le Monde · The EU agrees a ban on hazardous substances in toys.
States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Industry Is Fighting Back
As states legislate against products containing PFAS, the chemical and consumer products industries are deploying lawyers and lobbyists to protect their investments.
https://www.wired.com/story/states-banning-pfas-forever-chemicals-industry-fighting-back/
Paywall Free: http://archive.today/2YjFC
WIRED · States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Industry Is Fighting Back
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘#foreverchemicals’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals why does #trump hate #muricans so much?
The Guardian · Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
We are poisoning ourselves with #plastics & the #foreverChemicals
"Any amount of #microplastics and forever chemicals in #water supplies is detrimental to human #health, though, as they have been connected to numerous conditions such as reproductive issues, #birth defects, #heart disease, and thyroid problems" #pollution #environment #fossilfuel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/researchers-gut-wrenching-discovery-studying-010000973.html
Yahoo News · Researchers make gut-wrenching discovery after studying rainwater around the world: 'We're not escaping that'
"Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’"
The Guardian · Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’
Beyond #pesticides: the silent spread of #PFAS in agriculture: In #Belgium, "#foreverchemicals" are contaminating soil, water, and even organic farms. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/beyond-pesticides-the-silent-spread-of-pfas-in-agriculture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals
The Guardian · Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’
Greenland Inuit face health risks from 'forever chemicals' in diet https://phys.org/news/2025-03-greenland-inuit-health-chemicals-diet.html
phys.orgGreenland Inuit face health risks from 'forever chemicals' in dietScientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to so-called "forever chemicals" in the atmosphere and their diet of polar bear and seal meat.
"We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source - Mark Ruffalo"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/10/forever-chemicals-pfas-mark-ruffalo
The Guardian · We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source
"Long Island #water companies sue to rollback #EPA standards on toxic ‘ #ForeverChemicals’"
I am absolutely certain that the #Trump regime will all this suit to proceed -- heck, it might even join in -- so as to promote greater "innovation" and "economic prosperity" ... for people who pollute water.
https://www.aol.com/long-island-water-companies-sue-005410537.html
AOL · Long Island water companies sue to rollback EPA standards on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/10/forever-chemicals-pfas-mark-ruffalo
The Guardian · We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source
Breast milk contamination exposes Africa’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/breast-milk-contamination-exposes-africas-forever-chemicals-problem/
Mongabay Environmental News · Breast milk contamination exposes Africa’s ‘forever chemicals’ problemSynthetic chemicals found in a wide range of products, from textiles to food packaging, and now even breast milk, are endangering infants’ lives in Africa, researchers say. Scientists are still investigating exactly how these “forever chemicals” affect babies, but there’s reason to worry, according to David Koli Essumang, co-author of a study conducted in Ghana. […]
#flosstodon began as a response to supply chain issues in Canada that saw all non-PFA floss disappear from shelves after Johnson & Johnson’s sale to a Korean co. Neither the US nor Korean factory wholesales to Canadian stores. All we can buy now is PFA floss—and those “flossers” that look like tiny colourful cheese slicers, and which, like all #plastic, live forever, littering streets and beaches. I started documenting this forever litter. Please join in, share, and follow. #foreverchemicals
