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The Pentagon’s contamination time bomb: Cleanup backlog outpaces funding
The Department of Defense is failing to confront an almost $4 billion increase in the cost of cleaning up contaminated sites, many polluted by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. And its cleanup...
California makes strides to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf
On April 18, the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a measure that would ban the manufacturing and sale of artificial turf containing the toxic “forever...
California bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cleaners
Today California lawmakers in the Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a new bill to ban toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from household and industrial cleaners sold in...
EPA considers more ‘forever chemicals’ for future hazardous substance designation
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing today a chance for the public to provide feedback about the agency's possible future designation of at least...
EPA announces $6.5B to tackle critical drinking water challenges, including lead and ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $6.5 billion for essential drinking water infrastructure projects and upgrades across the country. The funds will help tackle...
Ruffalo applauds historic PFAS drinking water standard
The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new PFAS drinking water standard.
EPA proposes bold new limits for tackling 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Today the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled unprecedented new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as a way to tackle drinking water contamination. The proposal targets six...
White House advances proposal to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The White House today advanced a proposal to impose new drinking water limits on two of the most notorious toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
EWG applauds North Carolina court denying Chemours’ motion to dismiss ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit
A Superior Court in North Carolina on Thursday denied a motion by the chemical giant Chemours to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the company over its years of releasing the “forever chemicals” known...
Study: Toilet paper a major source of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater
Researchers found toilet paper to be a sizable source of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in wastewater, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology...
Groundbreaking map shows toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in more than 330 wildlife species
Today the Environmental Working Group published an analysis of peer-reviewed data that for the first time shows the global scope of contamination by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, which may be...
Delays threaten Biden administration’s promise to tackle ‘forever chemicals’
Federal agencies are failing to meet their own major milestones for taking actions to protect communities from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, roughly a year after the White House promised...
EWG: ‘Urgency’ lacking from EPA plan to address ‘forever chemicals’ discharges
Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a plan for regulating wastewater pollution, including discharges of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. But the plan doesn’t reflect the urgent...
EWG study: Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water
A new study by Environmental Working Group scientists finds that consumption of just a single serving of freshwater fish per year could be equal to a month of drinking water laced with the “forever...
Updated DOD standards: Critical first step toward firefighting foam made without ‘forever chemicals’
Today the Department of Defense quietly released new requirements for the firefighting foam it uses to put out jet fuel fires. It marks a crucial step toward ending the use of foams containing the...
Groups push agencies to buy only products free from ‘forever chemicals’
A year after President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to steer their purchasing contracts away from products that contain the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, a coalition of advocacy groups is...
Global polluter 3M pledges to stop manufacturing toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Today 3M announced that by the end of 2025 it will stop manufacturing the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS and work to discontinue their uses, But it’s too little, too late, because 3M has...
More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an Environmental...
EWG applauds Congress for tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in National Defense Authorization Act
he Environmental Working Group applauds Congress for including several provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2023 to tackle the toxic “forever chemicals” known...
‘Forever chemicals’ polluters could soon face new limits
Thousands of polluters dumping the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS into our waterways could soon face new limits on their releases.
