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‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades

The co-author of a new paper says the presence of PFAS on the Everglades reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more restoration may be necessary in the river of grass.

By Amy Green

NJ Residents to Receive $4.9 Million Settlement for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water

By Jon Hurdle

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals

By Lisa Sorg

EPA Moves to Prioritize Review of New Chemicals for Data Centers

By Tom Perkins

The former DuPont chemical manufacturing facility at the Repauno Port and Rail Terminal in New Jersey is being cleaned up for PFAS contamination. Credit: Office of the NJ Attorney General

Chemical Manufacturing Made New Jersey the ‘PFAS Toilet for the Country’

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Amid Federal PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement

By Rambo Talabong

The community water system in Crest Hill, Ill., was one of 47 to receive a notice by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency warning of contaminated water. Credit: City of Crest Hill

Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water

By Douglas J. Guth

Wastewater Treatment Plants Channel ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into Waterways Nationwide

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Trump Administration Plans to Undo Standards on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in the U.S. Drinking Water Supply

By Georgina Gustin

EPA Says It Will Act on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Advocates Raise Red Flags

By Keerti Gopal

Laurene Allen won the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for her activism with contaminated in her hometown of Merrimack, N.H. Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize

She Galvanized Her Community After a Company Contaminated It With ‘Forever Chemicals’

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

The Chicago skyline is seen across Lake Michigan from Whiting, Ind. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management

By Kacie Faith Kress

A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Toxic Chemicals

By Liza Gross

Tony and Karen Coleman stand over a plot of land where they buried a deceased calf and bull on their property in Grandview on Aug. 5. Credit: Azul Sordo for The Texas Tribune

Texas Farmers Say Sewage-Based Fertilizer Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Poisoned Their Land and Killed Their Livestock

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune

Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C.

By Lisa Sorg

North Carolina Environmental Regulators at War Over Water Rules for ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Lisa Sorg

Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater

By Martha Pskowski, Dylan Baddour

Fred Stone’s Arundel dairy farm was one of more than 60 Maine farms that had to be shut down due to PFAS contamination. Credit: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

PFAS Is an Almost Impossible Problem to Tackle—and It’s Probably in Your Food

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Petrochemicals Are Killing Us, a New Report Warns in the New England Journal of Medicine

By Liza Gross

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