California bill aims to keep toxic PFAS off its crops More than 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing PFAS were sprayed on California crops between 2018 and 2023.

Earlier EPA research found that #PFAS compounds were leaching into pesticides from storage containers. But that’s not why PFAS showed up on CA fruits & vegetables - “It’s there because they were directly sprayed onto our crops & onto our fields.. It’s appalling.”
timesofsandiego.com/agriculture/...

From Maternal Exposure to Fetal Risk: Unraveling the PFAS Exposure Pathway and Its Placental Toxicity Mechanism Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have triggered a global crisis due to their severe toxicities and widespread occurrence in human populations. Notably, PFAS is frequently detected in materna...

"Further highlights how #PFAS may interfere with key processes of placental development.. which provides mechanistic explanations linking PFAS exposure to adverse pregnancy outcomes." (a frightening, long list)
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— Shawn Gannon, Chemours (maker of #PFAS forever chemicals)
— Gary Minsavage, ExxonMobil
— Matthew LeBaron, Dow Chemical
— Jessica LaRocca, Corteva Agriscience (maker of forever chemicals)
— Thomas Haren, AGPROfessional (fertilizer lobbying firm)

THINK ANY OF THESE CARE ABOUT MAHA?!? (rhetorical)

When asked expand about efforts to further address #PFAS in our food & water - Kennedy answered to establish maximum contaminant levels. Regs for 6 PFAS mcls are already in place, yet Zeldin actively trying to roll back 4, evidently okay with children drinking toxic crap. Do they even talk?!?! FFS

FDA Has Until June to Decide on PFAS Limits in Food, Court Rules A federal judge gave the Food and Drug Administration until June 30 to decide whether it will establish limits for the amount of PFAS allowed in foods such as fruits and vegetables.

A federal judge gave the Food and Drug Administration until June 30 to decide whether it will establish limits for the amount of PFAS allowed in foods such as fruits and vegetables.

The NYS Senate passed a bill that would ban the sale of a wide range of household products that contain #PFAS. We need your help to make sure the Assembly & @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social do their part & pass this bill - keep toxic chemicals out of NYS. Sign below:
action.nrdc.org/letter/4801-...

Make it make sense: "At the same time EPA is weakening enforceable limits for #PFAS in drinking water, Administrator Lee Zeldin is pointing to the addition of those same chemicals to a list for potential future regulation as evidence of progress."
waterkeeper.org/news/u-s-epa...

'Forever Chemicals' May Be Weakening The Bones of Children, Study Warns There are increasing concerns over the harm being done by so-called 'forever chemicals', and research has now linked some of these substances with weakened bones in children.

"These findings add to growing evidence that PFAS exposure during early life may carry long-term health consequences, underscoring the importance of efforts to reduce contamination in drinking water and consumer products."
www.sciencealert.com/forever-chem...

There are NO "safe" levels of toxic #PFAS, as research continues to show. Helluva thing to pass on to future generations, also shown in multiple studies.

Nice. As I said....

I've talked to you prior :)

Have yet to see burning of #PFAS be considered factually 'safe' (except for the company or ACC claims), or obtain total destruction. Another company, BioChar, was denied not long ago for similar. Consider also there are only a couple PFAS regulated for air emissions in NYS.

All too often, things like this rely on individual advocates & non-profit groups. It's exhausting.

Very true. Water-wise, getting there, but soil remediation- ugh. How can you clean an entire community's toxic soil & not just the polluted site? Can't dig the whole town up, but no warnings/discussions on vegetable gardening within the 'zone'?? Have heard this complaint from all over, repeatedly..

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If you logged onto social media today and saw that most horrific post, sadly now seared into your brain and made you gasp (y'all know which one), do yourself a favor and watch & listen to something soothing. 'Cuz DAMN - try and unsee it... this does work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhat...

Via @cleanhealthyny.bsky.social - Earth Day Advocacy, Albany, NY #PFAS
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Picture of Thornton-Cleveleys resident, Samantha Linacre-Hanmond, in her garden, where testing by the Environment Agency + UK Health Security Agency has revealed high levels of internationally banned PFOA, a type of PFAS forever chemical classed by the World Health Organisation as a group 1 carcinogen. Headline, 'Don't eat home-grown veg, council warns residents near chemical plant' subheading, 'Householders alerted to health risk from toxic soil found in gardens', The Telegraph

“It makes me angry and guilty for poisoning my children for all of these years"

One of the more insidious aspects of PFAS pollution is the way it can turn what ought to be health-giving activities like growing your own veg into health-harming ones:

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Despite our severe contamination here, this issue, to this day, has never been discussed or covered by any investigatory agency. I worked with a lab and did independent testing all around our town, and the officials were having none of it, despite really high levels. Go figure... 😠

Onto NYS Assembly - @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social It's hard to get excited given your track record the last couple yrs, so DO IT for public health!! The science is undeniable, statewide blood testing confirms & you full well know we've all been dosed enough by toxic #PFAS. @leaderasc.bsky.social

EPA Addresses Microplastics, PFAS in Drinking Water; HHS to Study Microplastics in Humans EPA has announced its sixth Contaminant Candidate List, which includes PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals, disinfection byproducts, and other chemicals and microbes. Concurrently, HHS unveiled its Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP) initiative to address and understand microplastics in the human body.

EPA 6th Contaminant Candidate list - for #PFAS, here's the docket: www.regulations.gov/document/EPA... (excluding those that are subject to national drinking water regulations at time of publication of final CCL 6 (National Primary Drinking Water Regulations)

www.food-safety.com/articles/113...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analysis in plastics and other polymer-based materials for recycling: Progress, limitations, and regulatory implications The ever-increasing production and use of plastics is driving the need for recycling as a fundamental component of waste management. The transition fr…

"Improving #PFAS quantification in plastics is essential to prevent their uncontrolled recirculation and protect ecosystems."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Farmers want to ensure that the biosolids do not contain #PFAS and are safe to use before considering any land application"
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-...

HB6668: Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2025
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 2026-02-02
Sponsors:
- Republican: 1
- Democrat: 1

Alicia Peterson, PhD: Early-Life PFAS Exposure and Child Health: Evidence from the NIH ECHO Cohort - ECHO Early Life PFAS Exposure and Child Health: Evidence from the NIH ECHO Cohort Key Takeaways: The widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment has raised concerns...

Presentation: Early Life #PFAS Exposure and Child Health: Evidence from the NIH ECHO Cohort. Link to watch and slides available.
echochildren.org/event/alicia...

"This review summarizes the impact of #PFAS exposure on female reproductive health, which has some implications for global public health. Emerging PFAS also exhibit reproductive toxicity.. pressing need to expedite the discovery of safer alternatives to emerging PFAS."
www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12...

Common 'forever chemical' found to alter how a baby’s face forms PFDA - a widely found PFAS “forever chemical” - may interfere with fetal development, changing how a baby’s face forms in early pregnancy.

The horrifying news on toxic #PFAS just keeps coming... "PFDA now appears less like a vague environmental pollutant and more like a specific disruptor with a defined pathway to harm after exposure."
www.earth.com/news/common-...

An All-Hands-on-Deck Moment for PFAS and Toxic Chemical Protections - Moms Clean Air Force Moms are urging our lawmakers in Congress not to touch the Toxic Substances Control Act, the nation's bedrock chemical safety law.

www.momscleanairforce.org/pfas-and-tsca/

Good starter list on #PFAS reduction. Note- I don't promote brands, so if you are looking for a portable or home filtration system, research the many brands & costs. See another way in comments on what else you should absolutely do to protect the health of your families.

EU experts back broad 'forever chemicals' ban A highly anticipated report from scientific advisers to the European Union finds that PFAS present 'growing risks' to the population and the environment and should face broad limits across Europe.

"A highly anticipated report from scientific advisers to the European Union finds that #PFAS present 'growing risks' to the population and the environment and should face broad limits across Europe." EPA regs here are moving ass-backwards. www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and child neurodevelopment from birth to age 7: A prospective study in the Laizhou Wan Birth Cohort Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants; however, their long-term neurodevelopmental effects following pr…

Associations were most evident at ages 1–2 years. These findings suggest that prenatal #PFAS exposure is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes and highlight thyroid hormone disruption and sex-specific susceptibility during early childhood.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

PFAS—‘forever chemicals’—directly shown to alter thyroid structure and function Recent work from the labs of Vivian Weiss and Ethan Lee shows a direct connection between exposure with PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals”—with changes in the morphology and function of thyroid ti...

"These results directly tie #PFAS exposure to changes in the histology and functioning of thyroid tissue. They also provided mechanistic clues as to how PFAS are involved in thyroid disease."
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