1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (380+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 19, 2026 She explained that the interdisciplinary project will investigate how PFAS move through rural agricultural landscapes, evaluate risks to human and ecological health, and identify strategies to reduce contamination in water supplies and surrounding ecosystems. Researchers will collect…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (464+ words) The Trump administration announced plans this week to roll back portions of the nation's first federal drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals, drawing criticism from environmental advocates on Long Island who say the move weakens protections for communities already grappling…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (209+ words) CHLORINATED drinking water exposure in infancy was linked to increased antimicrobial resistance pathways in the'gut microbiome, according to a new Australian randomised controlled trial.' The'wa Ter'q Uality'and Microbiome Study enrolled 197 infants aged 6 months and randomly assigned them to receive either…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago  (287+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to roll back Biden-era limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water while delaying regulations on others, prompting swift backlash from environmental activists. "It's not because they don't matter," administrator Lee Zeldin said Monday....

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (609+ words) Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Pfas), often called "forever chemicals, are now found almost everywhere scientists look. They have been detected in rivers, oceans, wildlife, food and even human blood. These synthetic chemicals have been used since the 1950s in products ranging…...

5+ min ago  (309+ words) The announcement represents a complete turnaround from the agency's landmark Biden administration-era rule issued in 2024, in which it established maximum allowable concentrations for these compounds in public water systems. That standard was estimated to reduce PFAS exposure for roughly 100 million…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1010+ words) PFAS filters also trap other contaminants, experts say. (CNN) " Key Biden-era regulations designed to protect the nation's drinking water from the most dangerous cancer-causing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were removed by the Trump administration Monday. Manufactured since the 1940s to…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago  (172+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday efforts to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during a roundtable. During the roundtable, the EPA proposed advancing a…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (466+ words) Most people think about cancer risk in terms of genetics, smoking, alcohol, and diet. Fewer people think about the gas station down the street. Or the apartment that backs up to one. Or the daycare built beside a busy intersection....

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (477+ words) As retailers begin to display various school supplies for early back-to-school shoppers, the toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges consumers to exercise extra caution when purchasing these items. The group warns that some products may contain harmful chemicals such as…...