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Dakota County Publishes PFAS Groundwater Dashboard Showing Widespread Contamination

The public map gives regulators and residents detailed well-by-well results to guide more testing and steps to limit exposure.

Tonga Eruption’s Plume Rapidly Destroyed Methane, Satellite Study Finds

Heat Drives Higher Chemical Emissions in New Cars, ADAC/Fraunhofer Tests Find

Newborn PFAS Levels Linked to Higher Risk of Childhood Leukemia

Global Study Links Plastic Additives to Millions of Preterm Births in 2018

Japan Finds PFAS Levels Above Guideline at 629 Water Sites Nationwide

EU Chemicals Agency Urges Broad PFAS Restrictions With Targeted Exemptions

Utrecht Finds PFAS in Rainwater at All 14 Monitoring Sites

Preliminary Tests Find Excess Lead in Kids’ Fast-Fashion Shirts

Explosion Ignites Fire at Valero Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas

RIVM Links PFAS in Dutch Backyard Eggs to Earthworms as New Analysis Maps Widespread Breaches

PFAS Residues Found on Nearly 40% of California Produce, New Analysis Shows

Less-Studied PFAS Linked to Faster Biological Aging in Men 50–64, Study Finds

Study Links Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ to Faster Biological Aging in Middle-Aged Men

New Tests Find Lead and VOCs in Nearly All Braiding Hair Extensions

South Africa’s Consumer Watchdog Opens Probe Into Nine Sanitary Pad Suppliers Over Chemical Findings

Tests Find Hazardous Chemical Traces in 81 Headphone Models as Campaigners Press for Tighter Controls

PFOS, PFOA Found at 1,992 Times Japan Guideline in Groundwater at DIC’s Ishikawa Plant

Comprehensive Study Finds Hazardous Chemicals in Most Hair Extensions

UK Unveils First National Plan to Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’