~ Cancer Causing PFAS Chemicals Found In Nearly EVERYTHING – YouTube
~ Drinking water across the country may contain a ‘ticking time bomb’ – YouTube
~ ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in water systems of nearly 2,800 US cities – ABC News – YouTube
~ Generations Poisoned As Study Finds Large Amounts Of Toxins In Breast Milk – YouTube
~ How Forever Chemicals Are Poisoning U.S. Water Supplies – NowThis – YouTube
~ How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water – YouTube
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~ PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – YouTube
~ PFAS: The secret toxins in your body – YouTube
~ Scientists: US breast milk 2000 times more toxic than drinking water (Full show) – YouTube
~ Seattle study finds toxic chemicals in mothers’ breastmilk – YouTube
~ The Forever Chemicals – a Great Lakes Now documentary – YouTube
~ The Forever Chemicals – Getting PFAS out of Drinking Water – YouTube
~ The Forever Chemicals — The Full Show – Great Lakes Now – YouTube
~ U.S. Drinking Water Widely Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’- Report – YouTube
~ What are PFAS and how do they move in the environment- – YouTube
~ What’s In Your Water? A PFAS Special Report – YouTube
~ Why PFAS are so impervious, and who is most at risk from the forever chemicals – YouTube
~ Why PFAS are so impervious, and who is most at risk from the forever chemicals – YouTube
~ Why Toxic “Forever Chemicals” are in the Blood of Most Americans – YouTube
- ‘Forever chemicals’- the hidden threat from the toxic PFAS on your shelf – The Guardian
- Here Are The Ways That PFAS Chemicals Might Cause Cancer, A New Study Says. PFAS chemicals, which have turned up in drinking water in cities across the US, have been linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and kidney, testicular, prostate, breast, liver, and ovarian cancers. – Buzz Feed
- PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are widespread and threaten human health. Here’s a strategy for protecting the public – Analysis – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
- PFAS pollution led to contamination of US drinking water wells, study finds – The Guardian
- PFOA and PFOs Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds – The Intercept
- Poisoning the Well – Toxic Firefighting Foam has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water – The Intercept
- The ‘forever chemicals’ fueling a public health crisis in drinking water. About 700 PFAS-contaminated sites have been identified across the US while those exposed to enough chemicals can face devastating health consequences – The Guardian
- ‘Ticking time bomb’- PFAS chemicals in drinking water alarm scientists over health risks – Yahoo
- Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Found Everywhere. What You Need to Know About PFAS. Better known as PFAS, these substances were recently reported to be abundant in North American makeup products — here’s more on the risks, locations and legislation surrounding them – NBC Los Angeles
- Toxic PFAS Chemicals Discovered in Hundreds of Products. Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals. – The Intercept
- We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals. A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US – The Guardian
- Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns – Environmental Working Group
- EPA finds PFAS are more toxic than previously thought – Environmental Working Group
- Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ rampant within indoor air, study reveals – Study Finds
- Inside FDA’s ‘forever chemicals’ catastrophe – E&E News
- PFAS Chemicals – EWG
- PFAs – Toxic Chemicals – National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL)
- Study: PFAS Exposure Through Skin Causes Harm Similar to Ingestion – Environmental Working Group
- Update: The PFAS Contamination Crisis is Still Spreading – Environmental Working Group
Alaska
~ PFAS contamination in Alaska – Alaska Insight – YouTube
Alabama
~ [NBC] “Polluting for a Decade, 3M Admits to Tennessee River Toxic Chemical Release” – YouTube
~ PFAS Pollution Lawsuit Settlement Update – YouTube
Arizona
~ How PFAS chemicals can impact drinking water – YouTube
~ Tucson City Council votes to sue 3M over contaminated wells near Davis-Monthan – YouTube
California
~ Tri-Valley Water Districts Tackle Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water Wells – YouTube
Delaware
- ‘Forever chemicals’ found in well water across Delaware, report finds – Delmarva Now
- PFAS Found In Untreated Well Water Across Del., Says USGS – WGMD
Illinois
3m
- 3M accused of contaminating area water systems with ‘forever chemicals’ from Cordova plant – qctimes
- 3M Negligence Resulted in PFAS Contamination, Illinois AG Says – Bloomberg Law
- Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS found in drinking water of thousands of Illinois residents – Chicago Sun-Times
- Environmental groups intend to sue over Illinois mine PFA contamination – Energy News Network
- Environmentalists push to ban toxic PFAS chemicals discovered in water around 3M in Cordova Illinois is suing 3M in Cordova, saying it knowingly discharged a synthetic chemical, contaminating nearby water. The Sierra Club wants to end usage of the chemical – wqad.com
- How can Illinois address the problem of PFAS pollution? – phys.org
- Illinois AG says 3M’s Cordova plant dumped, hid chemicals in surrounding water · WQAD
- Illinois AG Sues Sugar Camp Mine Near Benton Over ‘Misuse of Forever Chemicals’ – The PFAS Project Lab
- Illinois EPA completes statewide sampling for PFAS in drinking water- Two local water systems tested above guidance levels – The Southern Illinois
- Illinois EPA To Begin Testing More Than 1,700 Community Water Supplies For PFAS – Illinois Newsroom
- Illinois Inspector General suing 3M over leaked ‘forever chemicals’ – The PFAS Project Lab
- Illinois Sues 3M for Cordova Plant – WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
- Illinois v. 3M Company PFAS Pollution Case Moved to the Central District of Illinois – Law Street Media
Chemical Fire
~ Families allowed to return to homes after Illinois chemical plant fire, evacuation – YouTube
- Controversial Foam Containing ‘Forever Chemicals’ Used to Subdue Chemical Plant Fire – Newsweek
- Illinois chemical plant fire- Foam used contains ‘forever chemicals’ – FOX 6 Now
- Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire – ABC News
- Rockton chemical plant fire- 1 mile evacuation order lifted – FOX 32
- Toxic foam used to put out Illinois coal mine fire, records show – Washington Examiner
- Toxic foam dumped into southern Illinois coal mine in unsuccessful attempt to extinguish underground fire – Chicago Tribune
- Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were used to fight Rockton factory fire, causing concern from EPA – Chicago Tribune
Rockford Airport
~ 13 Investigates: Illinois OSHA investigating alleged violations at Rockford’s airport – YouTube
Indiana
~ Henderson PFAS working group has first meeting – YouTube
~ Henderson PFAS Working Group have second meeting – YouTube
~ Report claims Henderson officials downplayed chemical exposure at area company – YouTube
Florida
~ Drinking water possibly contaminated – YouTube
~ New report details drinking water concerns – YouTube
~ PFAS not only contaminate water, they can be in your clothes, your home – YouTube
Georgia
~ Over 100 Georgia water treatment plants being tested for cancer-causing chemical – YouTube
Maine
~ Alarming levels of PFAS found in wells around Maine – YouTube
~ Bill would allow more time to file lawsuits over PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ Concerns over contaminated wells grow as more PFAS is found in Central Maine – YouTube
~ Dane County sues foam makers over PFAS pollution – YouTube
~ ‘Forever chemicals’ found in private wells – YouTube
~ Maine CDC issues freshwater fish consumption advisory – YouTube
~ Maine expands PFAs contamination investigation – YouTube
~ More farms contaminated by PFAS chemicals – YouTube
~ Penobscot Indian Nation raises concerns about PFAS in fish – YouTube
~ PFAS contamination hurts farmers – YouTube
~ PFAS in ME. – A PFAS Documentary – YouTube
~ PFAS Lawsuit filed against Sappi Mill – YouTube
~ Unsafe levels of PFAS found in a private Kittery well – YouTube
~ Veterans have questions about PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ Water systems should be tested for PFAS – YouTube
Michigan
~ 3M will pay $55 million in PFAS settlement in Kent County – YouTube
~ After 8 years, state’s first PFAS site leads to lake foam, fears – YouTube
~ Algoma, Plainfield townships hosting forum to answer PFAS settlement questions – YouTube
~ Belmont woman fighting PFAS diagnosed with cancer – YouTube
~ Cleaning PFAS-tainted water- ‘Easy to get to zero’ – YouTube
~ Couple without running water for weeks due to PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ Ford airport to test neighbors’ wells for PFAS – YouTube
~ High levels of PFAS found in water in new area – YouTube
~ How Hush Puppies Shoes Sparked A Water Crisis – YouTube
~ Images of Lake Margrethe Infrared Seep – YouTube
~ Kent Co. study- Prostate cancer higher in 2 PFAS areas – YouTube
~ How to test your water for PFOS – YouTube
~ HOW WE GOT HERE- The Pfas Water Crisis is Here – YouTube
~ Michigan has most PFAS contaminated sites in US – YouTube
~ Michigan Industry PFAS Contamination – YouTube
~ Michigan sues 3M, 16 other companies over PFAS – YouTube ~ One year later: PFAS crisis in the Huron River – YouTube
~ PFAS contamination in Michigan water systems – YouTube
~ PFAS foam used at Ford Airport uphill from homes – YouTube
~ PFAS found in Kalamazoo River in Cooper Township – YouTube
~ PFAS testing lab to Parchment water users- ‘We’re here to help’ – YouTube
~ Residents fight U.S. Air Force for water cleanup after PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ Some Kalamazoo County residents urged not to drink water due to PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ Some PFAS-laden drinking water is being released into Kalamazoo River tributaries – YouTube ~ State: Don’t touch toxic PFAS foam – YouTube
~ Study: PFAS blood levels higher than average in northern Kent County – YouTube
~ STUDY: PFAS contamination flowing from Selfridge to metro Detroit water – YouTube
~ Target 8 tests find high PFAS levels in Kalamazoo River – YouTube
~ Water contamination crisis expanding in West Michigan – YouTube
~ Wolverine: PFAS detected up and down Rogue River – YouTube
- Internal documents show 3M hid PFAS dangers for decades – Detroit Free Press
- State, townships near $69.5M settlement with shoe-maker over PFAS contamination – Detroit Free Press
- Two Michigan air bases on “Filthy Fifty” Senate PFAS priority list – mlive.com
Minnesota
~ Closed Landfills Have PFAS Groundwater Contamination, Posing Health Risks – YouTube
~ PFAS in the east metropolitan area- Keeping our drinking water safe. – YouTube
New Hampshire
~ Bipartisan coalition calls for shutdown of Saint-Gobain plant in Merrimack – YouTube
~ Dept. of Environmental Services tests bottled water cross NH for PFAS chemicals – YouTube
~ DHHS hosts PFAS community health event in Merrimack – YouTube
~ EPA administrator in Merrimack to discuss PFAS mitigation efforts – YouTube
~ EPA hosts PFAS summit to hear water contamination concerns – YouTube
~ Kuster discusses impact of PFAS contamination in NH at Washington hearing – YouTube
~ New Hampshire moms want health study into PFAS to resume – YouTube
~ NHDES proposes drinking water standards for PFAS contamination – YouTube
~ PFAS health study at Pease ending soon – YouTube
~ State suing 8 chemical companies due to PFAS water contamination – YouTube
~ Veterans have questions about PFAS contamination – YouTube
New Jersey
~ Is NJ doing enough to regulate harmful PFAS in water? – YouTube
New Mexico
~ 4 Investigates- State blames Air Force in major poisoning of groundwater – YouTube
~ Eastern New Mexico’s PFAS Problem – YouTube
~ EPA working to classify PFAS chemicals as hazardous – YouTube
~ PFAS chemicals destroying Clovis dairy Part 1 – YouTube
~ Why Care About PFAS Contamination? – Groundwater War – YouTube
North Carolina
~ Raleigh firefighter battling cancer seeks help for colleagues – YouTube
- A town’s water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ – how did it get this bad? – The Guardian
- Camp Lejeune Claims – ELG Law
- New tests reveal high concentration of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in NC river – Southern Environmental Law Center
- PFAS chemicals found in wells 25 miles from Chemours – NC Health News
- PFAS — a problem in North Carolina drinking water – Environmental Factor
- The Grim Legacy of “Forever Chemicals” on North Carolina’s Military Bases – Charlotte Stories
- ‘We Don’t Have Time to Wait’: Residents Tell DEQ It Must Quickly Regulate Toxic PFAS in Drinking Water – INDY Week
Pennsylvania
~ PFAS found in Pa. water – YouTube
~ PFAS chemicals found in a third of water samples, Pennsylvania says – YouTube
~ PFAS Chemicals Found In Third Of Water Samples In Pennsylvania – YouTube
~ PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Many Pa. Water Tests – YouTube
~ PFOAs Found in Montgomery County Tap Water – PBS39 – YouTube
~ Residents concerned about possible contaminated water – YouTube
- A ‘forever chemical’ contaminates drinking water near military bases – NBC News
- Don’t drink the water: Bethany Crest residents get warning after PFAS found – Delmarva Now
- ‘Forever chemicals’ found in 2 water wells in Emmaus – Lehigh Valley Regional News – wfmz.com
- PFAS Chemicals Found In Third Of Water Samples In Pennsylvania – CBS Philly
South Carolina
~ Chemical compound found in mobile home park drinking water near Shaw Air Force Base – YouTube
Texas
Virginia
~ Exploring the dangers of PFAS – YouTube
~ Lawmakers learn extent of water contamination issues near U.S. military bases – YouTube
~ Lawmakers urge action on PFAS, military’s ‘forever chemicals’ – YouTube
~ New report says Virginia is a hot spot for PFAS chemicals in drinking water – YouTube
Washington
- Contamination found in 8 wells near Yakima Training Center, US Army says – Stars and Stripes
- Yakima Training Center seeks community input after chemicals found in nearby wells – YakTriNews.com
Wisconsin
~ A Crisis of Contamination (Full Video) – YouTube
~ A Crisis of Contamination, Part 2- A Growing Threat – YouTube
~ Campbell residents speak out over PFAS concerns – YouTube
~ News 8 Now Investigates sources of PFAS contamination on French Island – YouTube
- Are there PFAS in Manitowoc’s drinking water? Here’s what you should know about the ‘forever chemicals’ – Yahoo
- At least 40 wells found contaminated with above-standard levels of PFAS on French Island – winonadailynews.com
- Dane County sues foam makers over PFAS pollution – YouTube
- Drinking water in all of Wausau’s municipal wells test above the recommended state standards for PFAS known as ‘forever chemicals’ – Green Bay Press Gazette
- Eau Claire shuts down wells after PFAS found in water – Yahoo
- ‘Forever Chemicals’- Wisconsin Residents Combat Water Contamination Aftereffects – WCCO – CBS Minnesota
- Here’s what you should know about PFAS, the ‘forever contaminant’ being identified in more locations across Wisconsin – Green Bay Press Gazette
- PFAS found in Rib Mountain municipal well – WSAW7
- PFAS has many wondering ‘What’s in my water?’ – WSAW7
- Village of Weston finds ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water, shuts down two drinking wells – Yahoo
- Wausau finds all city wells contain elevated PFAS levels, will study reduction methods – Wisconsin Public Radio
- Weston Shuts Down Two Water Wells Due to PFAS – WXPR
Australia
~ Contamination – Four Corners – YouTube
~ Largs North residents told ground water contaminated – Adelaide – 7NEWS – YouTube
~ PFOS at twenty times the normal level in airport firefighters around Australia – YouTube
Firefighters
~ 20 current and former firefighters file class-action lawsuit for exposure PFAS – YouTube
~ Arizona researchers believe firefighters undergo genetic changes when fighting fires – YouTube
~ Concerns about PFAS in firefighter ‘turnout’ gear growing in Maine – YouTube
~ Former Cannon Firefighter Shares Experiences with Toxic PFAS Chemicals – Groundwater War – YouTube
~ Is Firefighting Foam Toxic? – Justice for Firefighters – YouTube
~ Lawsuits claim chemicals in firefighters’ protective gear cause devastating illnesses – YouTube
~ More firefighters expected to join P-FAS lawsuit – YouTube
~ Remediation and Impact of PFAS on Servicemembers – YouTube
~ State fire marshal, local fire chiefs discuss PFAs in firefighting foam – YouTube
~ Surveying Maine fire departments for PFAS chemicals – YouTube
- Can PFAS in firefighter gear cause cancer? Fall River and Nantucket team up for science – The Herald News
- Concerns about PFAS in firefighter ‘turnout’ gear growing in Maine “How fast is it coming off? Is it coming off in our sweat? Is it coming off in the heat?” – newscentermaine.com
- Firefighters Denied Coverage by Veterans Affairs After Exposure to PFAs Firefighting Foam – The Intercept
- Fighting Fire with Fire | Military firefighters question whether myriad of medical problems are related to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam – WDEL
- Mass. firefighters sue companies over use of ‘forever chemicals’ – WCVB
- PFAS health risk on firefighters – waow.com
- Protective gear could expose firefighters to PFAS – Chemical & Engineering News
Children’s Products
~ Evidence of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Children’s Products – Dailymotion – Video
- Children’s clothing labelled as ‘green’ and ‘non-toxic’ found to contain toxic PFAS – Express Digest
- Children’s clothing labelled as ‘green’ and ‘non-toxic’, including from Lands’ End, Columbia and Old Navy, have been found to contain toxic PFAS chemicals, with researchers warning these can lead to cancers and asthma – Daily Mail
- ‘Eco-friendly’ children’s clothing discovered to contain ‘forever chemicals’ – The Independent
- Flame Retardant Chemicals Linked To Lower IQs In Kids – CBS San Francisco
- “Green” children’s products not always PFAS-free, warns new study – The PFAS Project Lab
- “Green” Children’s Products Not Always Pfas-Free, Warns New Study – Epoch Times
- ‘Green’ Products For Kids And Adolescents Contain Toxic Chemicals- Study – International Business Times
- Many children’s products labeled as eco-friendly contain toxic ‘forever chemicals,’ study finds – The Hill
- Many eco-friendly children’s textiles found to contain toxic PFAS chemicals – Silent Spring Institute
- Over half of child car seats have toxic flame retardants and PFAS – US study – PFAS – The Guardian
- PFAS are showing up in children’s stain- and water-resistant products – including those labeled ‘nontoxic’ and ‘green’ – The Conversation
Reports
- Drinking Water Health Advisory for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) – EPA – PDF
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – FDA
- TAP WATER TESTING BY LOCATION – Consumer Reports – PDF
~ Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances- PFAS Exposure Assessments – Overview – YouTube
Scientific Papers
- Endocrine disruption of androgenic activity by perfluoroalkyl substances: clinical and experimental evidence – Endocrine Society – PDF
- Perfluoroalkyl Acid Distribution in Various Plant Compartments of Edible Crops Grown in Biosolids-Amended soils – ACS Publications
- Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances- Emerging Insights Into Health Risks – Philippe Grandjean, Richard Clapp, 2015 – Sage Journals – Sci-Hub
- Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Groundwater Used as a Source of Drinking Water in the Eastern United States – ACS Publications
- Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in human breast milk- Results of a pilot study – Science Direct
- Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in the U.S. Population- Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2000 – NCBI
- Short-chain Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) A literature review of information on human health effects and environmental fate and effect aspects of short-chain PFAS – Danish Ministry of the Environment – PDF
Database
Maps
- Interactive Map- PFAS Contamination Crisis- New Data Show 2,854 Sites in 50 States
- Interactive Map- Suspected industrial discharges of PFAS
- PFAS Sites and Community Resources – The PFAS Project Lab
Websites
