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Events
Webinar: Reporting on toxics & health: Lessons from covering “forever chemicals”
This June 25 webinar features award-winning reporters Sharon Lerner of ProPublica and Stéphane Horel of Le Monde who will discuss reporting on PFAS....
HEEDS EDC-North Carolina meeting
EDC-North Carolina's fifth annual meeting will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026. It will be held at NIEHS in the Rodbell Auditorium, and attendance is...
Gordon Research Conference on environmental endocrine disruptors
This year's Gordon Research Conference on endocrine disruptors will be held June 28-July 3, with the accompanying Gordon Research Seminar on June...
National PFAS Conference
The University of Arizona is hosting the National PFAS Conference, in person in Tucson on June 8-10, 2026.
Policy and Regulations
Opinion: California lawmakers may limit ‘forever’ pesticides in foods
PFAS chemicals were found in nearly 40% of samples of nonorganic fruits and vegetables California regulators tested in 2023. A bill would ban their...
Cal Matters
EPA 'strategy' proposes to strike enforceable PFAS standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is wasting no time in advancing its plans to eliminate and reevaluate enforceable standards for four per- and...
CoastalReview.org
Court overturns landmark fluoride ruling, sides with EPA
A federal appeals court said a judge erred in ruling that adding fluoride to water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s brain development.
E&E News
Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by easing regulations
“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry.”
Grist
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
Bayer's proposed Roundup settlement violates US Constitution, new legal filing claims
Critics say the structure of the deal provides a rich payout of $675 million in fees to the lawyers helping promote the deal, but paltry payments for...
The New Lede
Indians protest over ‘forever chemicals’ after relocation of scandal-plagued Italian factory
Protests over the production of cancer-linked PFAS chemicals have spread across India, after an investigation revealed that an Italian factory shut...
The Guardian
More delay? Air Force pushes Oscoda PFAS cleanup back five years
The U.S. Air Force said it is pushing major cleanup at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base back by five years, drawing sharp criticism from Oscoda...
MLive
The toxic aftermath of the L.A.-area fires: Why contamination is keeping people out of their homes
Since the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents have found hazardous substances such as lead and asbestos on their properties, fueling fear, conflict and a...
NBC News
New Science
Norfolk Southern train derailment linked to immune system disturbances in East Palestine, OH residents
A recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology provides the first insights to potential immune system...
EHN
Minimizing food contact with plastics may help rapidly decrease exposure to some toxic chemicals, study finds
In a recent trial published in Nature Medicine, researchers replaced the diet and personal care products of 60 Australians with low-plastic...
Study: Chemical contamination in U.S. drinking water requires "intentional and continuous reform”
In a recent article published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, researchers examined the issue of chemical contamination - including...
Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health Study
Researchers at Silent Spring Institute are tracking PFAS exposure in Massachusetts communities to better understand the chemicals’ long-term health...
WBUR
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