PfoaProject NY
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Sharing info on toxic #PFAS - poisoned my entire community in Hoosick Falls, NY. Medical/health, science, research, legislation, advocacy work (10 yrs). JustGreen Partnership & PFAS-free NY. Community liaison. Sometimes other interests. I may swear.
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· Nov 25
Advocate driven by PFOA's effects on Hoosick Falls area, and its residents
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Loreen Hackett would sometimes research the diseases she and members of her family encountered over the years, but the underlying reality never crystalized in her mind
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Pentagon produced new cleanup timetables at end of March, pushing back time frame for collecting info on the extent of contamination & studies to evaluate cleanup options for some installations by nearly a decade. #PFAS Like they don't have the $$.. 😠
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Senate Democrats urge reversal of Pentagon decision to delay PFAS cleanups
Some 150 military sites have been given revised timelines for cleanups of chemicals known as PFAS, commonly found in firefighting foam.
www.stripes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Pentagon produced new cleanup timetables at end of March, pushing back time frame for collecting info on the extent of contamination & studies to evaluate cleanup options for some installations by nearly a decade. #PFAS Like they don't have the $$.. 😠
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
If @governor.ny.gov does not sign the bill before the end of 2025, this inaction will signal a veto and bill S1548/A1502 will not become law. She must sign it as a continuation of standing up for NYS women. Seriously Governor, we're #PFAS polluted enough.
www.recordonline.com/story/opinio...
www.recordonline.com/story/opinio...
Kathy Hochul must make period products in New York safer. This is why | Opinion
Gov. Kathy Hochul must sign pending legislation that would mandate safer period products in New York.
www.recordonline.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If @governor.ny.gov does not sign the bill before the end of 2025, this inaction will signal a veto and bill S1548/A1502 will not become law. She must sign it as a continuation of standing up for NYS women. Seriously Governor, we're #PFAS polluted enough.
www.recordonline.com/story/opinio...
www.recordonline.com/story/opinio...
"Sixty-seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS) are federally approved as active ingredients in pesticides even though the class of humanmade chemicals don’t easily break down in the environment and have been linked to various health problems."
Farm fields in California are sprayed each year with an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing toxic #PFAS, according to a new @ewgofficial.bsky.social analysis.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/cali...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/cali...
California farmland doused with 2.5 million pounds of PFAS pesticides each year, analysis finds
Farm fields in California, the largest US agricultural state, are sprayed each year with an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing toxic PFAS, potentially exposing millions of people t...
www.thenewlede.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Sixty-seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS) are federally approved as active ingredients in pesticides even though the class of humanmade chemicals don’t easily break down in the environment and have been linked to various health problems."
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Rolling back #PFAS protections in the military spending bill would put firefighters, military families, and communities across the country at risk.
📣 Tell Congress: Protect our health, not chemical company profits, by preserving bans on PFAS! #BanPFAS
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
📣 Tell Congress: Protect our health, not chemical company profits, by preserving bans on PFAS! #BanPFAS
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Rolling back #PFAS protections in the military spending bill would put firefighters, military families, and communities across the country at risk.
📣 Tell Congress: Protect our health, not chemical company profits, by preserving bans on PFAS! #BanPFAS
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
📣 Tell Congress: Protect our health, not chemical company profits, by preserving bans on PFAS! #BanPFAS
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
New research from UNC Gillings explores how dietary choices may influence the amount of #PFAS that accumulate in our bodies. ‘Forever chemicals’ sneak into the kitchen via nonstick pans — but also through processed foods and tap water.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/27/u...
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/27/u...
UNC study finds food processing, cookware, packaging contribute to PFAS exposure
From nonstick pans to processed foods to tap water, new research reveals how ‘forever chemicals’ sneak into the kitchen — what can be done.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New research from UNC Gillings explores how dietary choices may influence the amount of #PFAS that accumulate in our bodies. ‘Forever chemicals’ sneak into the kitchen via nonstick pans — but also through processed foods and tap water.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/27/u...
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/27/u...
The four-bill package would require the FDNY by 2028 to phase out and find alternatives to firefighting protective clothing and other equipment containing #PFAS. "The least we can do is make sure that the gear meant to keep them safe isn’t slowly poisoning them.”
nypost.com/2025/11/15/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/15/u...
Exclusive | NYC Council eyes banning ‘cancer-causing’ FDNY firefighting gear
New York’s Bravest would no longer be forced to use firefighting gear and other protective equipment containing a chemical long linked to some cancers and other health risks under new legislation b…
nypost.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The four-bill package would require the FDNY by 2028 to phase out and find alternatives to firefighting protective clothing and other equipment containing #PFAS. "The least we can do is make sure that the gear meant to keep them safe isn’t slowly poisoning them.”
nypost.com/2025/11/15/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Unregulated #PFAS PFHpA linked to liver disease in teenagers
Unregulated "Forever Chemical" Linked to Liver Disease in Teenagers - PFAS-Free
A new study, published in Communications Medicine, uncovers disturbing links between an unregulated chemical compound and liver disease in young people, which
pfasnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Unregulated #PFAS PFHpA linked to liver disease in teenagers
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A #PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/fres...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/fres...
Fresh warnings as a Maryland community's PFAS crisis continues
A PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week.
www.thenewlede.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A #PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/fres...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/fres...
"include scaling back how much information manufacturers need to provide for a proposed chemical" - look back at industry repeated failures to comply (chems we all have in us now) - DuPont, 3M, Chemours, Monsanto, etc. yet
Zeldin is OK to trust them again?! 😱#PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
Zeldin is OK to trust them again?! 😱#PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
Health and labor groups say proposed EPA chemical review rollbacks endanger communities, workers
Health, environmental and labor groups are voicing their opposition to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law, saying the changes w...
www.thenewlede.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"include scaling back how much information manufacturers need to provide for a proposed chemical" - look back at industry repeated failures to comply (chems we all have in us now) - DuPont, 3M, Chemours, Monsanto, etc. yet
Zeldin is OK to trust them again?! 😱#PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
Zeldin is OK to trust them again?! 😱#PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
Per EPA: "regulatory burdens & nearly $1B in implementation costs" on businesses, yet studies show vs >$5B (to upwards of $60B) annually in health costs to families. When he said #PFAS was a priority, he evidently didn't mean to health harms of children & families 🤬
natlawreview.com/article/epa-...
natlawreview.com/article/epa-...
Environmental Protection Agency Proposes PFAS Reporting Exemption
On November 10, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication copy of its proposed rule to significantly reduce the scope of PFAS reporting under Section 8(a)(7) of the T...
natlawreview.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Per EPA: "regulatory burdens & nearly $1B in implementation costs" on businesses, yet studies show vs >$5B (to upwards of $60B) annually in health costs to families. When he said #PFAS was a priority, he evidently didn't mean to health harms of children & families 🤬
natlawreview.com/article/epa-...
natlawreview.com/article/epa-...
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Have people forgotten what the air and water were like before environmental regulations? https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
therevelator.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Have people forgotten what the air and water were like before environmental regulations? https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
"First, studies consistently find that the economic damages from #PFAS exposure are substantial, but existing estimates are likely understatements of the true societal burden."
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Evaluating the Full Cost of PFAS
Quantifying the health and economic harms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is essential to evaluating the full costs of continued PFAS use and pollution. PFAS are a large class of synthet...
policyintegrity.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"First, studies consistently find that the economic damages from #PFAS exposure are substantial, but existing estimates are likely understatements of the true societal burden."
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“The ingredients needed to make and keep America sick for generations are being approved right now under an administration falsely claiming it cares about our health.” #PFAS They've evidently learned nothing from the 1000s of health studies of harm, or more likely, disturbingly don't care.
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“The ingredients needed to make and keep America sick for generations are being approved right now under an administration falsely claiming it cares about our health.” #PFAS They've evidently learned nothing from the 1000s of health studies of harm, or more likely, disturbingly don't care.
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"We should no longer be making PFAS"
Water UK's David Henderson tells Nick Robinson removing PFAS from water sources is so hard we should talk about a ban on forever chemicals, not a clean up.
Our story on the DWI ordering water firms to act on PFAS in water sources made the Today Programme.
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Water UK's David Henderson tells Nick Robinson removing PFAS from water sources is so hard we should talk about a ban on forever chemicals, not a clean up.
Our story on the DWI ordering water firms to act on PFAS in water sources made the Today Programme.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"We should no longer be making PFAS"
Water UK's David Henderson tells Nick Robinson removing PFAS from water sources is so hard we should talk about a ban on forever chemicals, not a clean up.
Our story on the DWI ordering water firms to act on PFAS in water sources made the Today Programme.
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Water UK's David Henderson tells Nick Robinson removing PFAS from water sources is so hard we should talk about a ban on forever chemicals, not a clean up.
Our story on the DWI ordering water firms to act on PFAS in water sources made the Today Programme.
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Per @leotrasande.bsky.social : "As much as we think of #PFAS as a whole different exposure, it’s a molecule in many plastics. To me, it’s front and center of this broader micro- and nanoplastic chemicals phenomenon that we’re facing”
New Post! Call the Doctor: Leo Trasande, Environmental Pediatrician #ClimateChange
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www.momscleanairforce.org/call-the-doc...
Pediatricians Need More Training in Environmental Health
Dr. Leo Trasande unpacks the scale of toxic environmental exposures in kids' lives and what parents can do about it.
www.momscleanairforce.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Per @leotrasande.bsky.social : "As much as we think of #PFAS as a whole different exposure, it’s a molecule in many plastics. To me, it’s front and center of this broader micro- and nanoplastic chemicals phenomenon that we’re facing”
Tell Congress to protect our health & uphold #PFAS bans in the '26 military spending bill, via
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social Ridiculous they are proposing to NOT clean up their decades long mess & continue using these toxins that have poisoned SO many communities!
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social Ridiculous they are proposing to NOT clean up their decades long mess & continue using these toxins that have poisoned SO many communities!
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
Tell Congress to protect our health and uphold PFAS bans in the 2026 military spending bill - Toxic-Free Future
Tell Congress to uphold PFAS bans in firefighting foam in the 2026 military spending bill (NDAA)
toxicfreefuture.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Tell Congress to protect our health & uphold #PFAS bans in the '26 military spending bill, via
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social Ridiculous they are proposing to NOT clean up their decades long mess & continue using these toxins that have poisoned SO many communities!
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social Ridiculous they are proposing to NOT clean up their decades long mess & continue using these toxins that have poisoned SO many communities!
toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
EPA accused of misleading public about ongoing production of harmful #PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-...
EPA accused of misleading public about ongoing production of harmful PFAS
Federal regulators are falsely claiming that production of a dangerous PFAS chemical has been phased out in the US, according to a complaint filed this week by an environmental watchdog group alleging...
www.thenewlede.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
EPA accused of misleading public about ongoing production of harmful #PFAS
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-...
Why Nonstick Pans Are a Hot Mess
The reasons to get PFAS out of cookware go far beyond the kitchen.
www.nrdc.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Disturbing new paper shows an association between PFAS (at pretty low levels) and children's brain development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study
We show an association between prenatal PFAS exposure and brain developmental outcomes
in children. These findings are pertinent given the ubiquitous circulation of PFAS
in humans and the extreme envi...
www.thelancet.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Disturbing new paper shows an association between PFAS (at pretty low levels) and children's brain development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
WTH? Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) has a bill to squash state rights & efforts that reduced toxins in food in >20 states. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! Our state DOHs didn't pull health science out of the air - do some friggin' homework #PFAS 68 R & 89 D say just don't. Ugh
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
Bipartisan group of 157 state legislators urges Sen. Marshall to protect states’ ability to regulate toxic food chemicals
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of more than 150 state lawmakers throughout the country is today urging Sen.
www.ewg.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
WTH? Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) has a bill to squash state rights & efforts that reduced toxins in food in >20 states. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! Our state DOHs didn't pull health science out of the air - do some friggin' homework #PFAS 68 R & 89 D say just don't. Ugh
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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An industry lobbyist is poised to lead chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas Troutman is chief lobbyist for a trade group representing cleaning product manufacturers including BASF - the world's largest chemical producer
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Douglas Troutman is chief lobbyist for a trade group representing cleaning product manufacturers including BASF - the world's largest chemical producer
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA
If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
An industry lobbyist is poised to lead chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas Troutman is chief lobbyist for a trade group representing cleaning product manufacturers including BASF - the world's largest chemical producer
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Douglas Troutman is chief lobbyist for a trade group representing cleaning product manufacturers including BASF - the world's largest chemical producer
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Studies have shown exposure to PFNA (C9) can lead to various health effects including cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, hormonal disruptions, and positively correlated with miscarriage... but nothing to see here, huh? (long-chain #PFAS are more bioaccumulative)
Pingree referred to the delay in publishing the report as part of “a growing pattern of interference with the Agency’s scientific work”
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was rea...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Studies have shown exposure to PFNA (C9) can lead to various health effects including cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, hormonal disruptions, and positively correlated with miscarriage... but nothing to see here, huh? (long-chain #PFAS are more bioaccumulative)
"Review of nearly 500 studies, published last month [09/25] in Nature Reviews Urology, shows that these endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may act as potential prostate carcinogens." Are 500 studies not enough? #PFAS Prostate cancer 2ND most common cancer among men
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Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn
Chemicals in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review finds.
usrtk.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Review of nearly 500 studies, published last month [09/25] in Nature Reviews Urology, shows that these endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may act as potential prostate carcinogens." Are 500 studies not enough? #PFAS Prostate cancer 2ND most common cancer among men
usrtk.org/healthwire/p...
usrtk.org/healthwire/p...
The EPA is moving to weaken that rule—including rescinding the limits for 4 of those #PFAS chemicals & delaying limits on the other two. The all but certain result? More of these chemicals will find their way into our drinking water, and stay there.
environmentamerica.org/articles/epa...
environmentamerica.org/articles/epa...
EPA moves to allow more PFAS in drinking water
The EPA is moving to weaken its own limits on forever chemicals flowing from your kitchen sink
environmentamerica.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The EPA is moving to weaken that rule—including rescinding the limits for 4 of those #PFAS chemicals & delaying limits on the other two. The all but certain result? More of these chemicals will find their way into our drinking water, and stay there.
environmentamerica.org/articles/epa...
environmentamerica.org/articles/epa...