Atlantic sea spray not a major PFAS source in Newfoundland fieldwork
York University researchers found PFAS at every site yet little link to sodium as a marine-aerosol tracer.
1 September 2026 · Phys.org
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Industry loses bid to strip PFOA and PFOS from CERCLA
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected every industry argument in an August 18 ruling.
28 Aug · jdsupra.com
Hastings takes 3M to court over PFOA in city wells
A court filing says five of the city’s wells will need treatment to strip the chemical from drinking water.
28 Aug · cbsnews.com
Vermont class action over PFOA well contamination
The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, District of Vermont, names eight class representatives from Shaftsbury and Bennington and seeks more than $5 million.
27 Aug · vtdigger.org
Cape Fear class wins trespass ruling against Chemours
On August 26, 2026, Judge James C. Dever III granted partial summary judgment on trespass liability in Brent Nix, et al. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC, et al.
26 Aug · cohenmilstein.com
PFAS already sit inside a large share of U.S. pesticides
A peer-reviewed Environmental Health Perspectives review finds 14 percent of all U.S. pesticide active ingredients are PFAS.
24 Aug · ewg.org
D.C. Circuit keeps PFOA and PFOS on Superfund list
On August 18, 2026 the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously denied a multi-industry challenge to EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
24 Aug · hodgsonruss.com
Microbes only partly defluorinate PFAS before toxic by-products halt them
More than 1 million L of aqueous film-forming foams are stored across Ireland.
19 Aug · cen.acs.org
D.C. Circuit keeps PFOA and PFOS on the Superfund list
On August 18, 2026 the D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld EPA’s 2024 rule listing PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances.
18 Aug · nrdc.org
D.C. Circuit keeps PFOA and PFOS on Superfund list
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on August 18, 2026, upheld the EPA’s 2024 designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances.
18 Aug · reuters.com
New Jersey court files 132-page opinion on PFAS consent orders
A D.N.J. opinion filed Aug. 7, 2026 (Document 855) would grant motions approving JCOs paying the state up to $1.325 billion over 25 years.
7 Aug · njoag.gov
Coatings trade paper maps a crowded 2026 PFAS calendar
PCI Magazine dated August 7, 2026 reported Chemours’ $22.5 million civil penalty over three years plus $90 million in mitigation, and a TSCA reporting date of Oct. 26, 2026.
7 Aug · pcimag.com
California drops PFAS pesticide ban, keeps a thinner bill
A.B. 1603 failed as a prohibition in the senate and is being rewritten around disclosure and monitoring.
6 Aug · cen.acs.org
North Carolina tells DOJ to scrap Chemours PFAS deal
On July 30, 2026, Gov. Stein, AG Jackson, and DEQ Sec. Wilson filed comments urging EPA and a federal court to withdraw the proposed Chemours consent decree.
30 Jul · ncdoj.gov
EPA clears three PFAS herbicides for American food crops
The EPA published Federal Register approvals for trifludimoxazin, diflufenican and epyrifenacil, one flagged with suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.
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