"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington"
"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"
Source: US Right to Know, 02/26/2026
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"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits"
"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2026
"U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS"
"Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments."
Source: ProPublica, 02/24/2026
USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report
"Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics."
Source: The New Lede, 02/24/2026
Overshadowed by PFAS, PCBs Remain A Toxic Threat To Chesapeake Waters
"Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, haven’t been produced since 1979, after studies found that exposure to them could cause a variety of harmful health effects, including cancer. But they were so widely used before then and so long-lasting that they still impair water quality in much of the tidal Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries."
Source: Bay Journal, 02/18/2026
Olympics Ditch PFAS Waxes — And The ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers
"After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them."
Source: Grist, 02/06/2026
"Forever Stained"
"How a SC riverkeeper’s detective work reveals a deeper tale about the carpet industry's PFAS legacy"
Source: Charleston Post and Courier, 02/03/2026
Wisconsin Town's New Plant Removes Detectable PFAS In Drinking Water
"After a year of production, the village of Rothschild has a new water treatment facility that is now fully operational. This facility is actively working to decrease the levels of PFAS in the community's drinking water. Village Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle said that PFAS levels are now down to "non-detectable or non-traceable" levels."
Source: WAOW, 01/30/2026
Appeals Court Blocks EPA Motion to Strike Some Drinking Water PFAS Regs
"A federal appeals court has rejected the EPA’s motion to strike portions of the agency’s Biden-era regulations for PFAS in drinking water."
Source: Circle of Blue, 01/28/2026
"Judges Signal Support For ‘Forever Chemicals’ Superfund Rule"
"A federal appellate court panel did not seem swayed by industry groups’ plea to toss EPA’s hazardous substance designations for two types of PFAS."
Source: E&E News, 01/21/2026
