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• Firefighters’ PFAS Side Effects May Include Genetic Changes Linked to Cancer, Other Diseases: Study

  August 18, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new study suggests that consistent exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals can alter human microRNA and trigger genetic changes linked to cancer and other chronic diseases.

• $2.5 Billion New Jersey Water Contamination Settlement Reached With DuPont Over PFAS Dumping

  August 6, 2025

  Michael Adams

  DuPont has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims over decades of environmental contamination by PFAS chemicals linked to operations at four industrial sites across New Jersey.

• Apple Watch PFAS Lawsuit Alleges Toxic Chemicals in Wrist Bands Could Increase Cancer Risks

  March 14, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new lawsuit claims that Apple Watch wrist bands, promoted as health-enhancing, contain toxic PFAS chemicals that can cause a range of adverse health effects.

• Gore-Tex Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Toxic PFAS Used in Supposedly “Green” Fabric

  February 18, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new lawsuit claims that although Gore-Tex fabric is marketed as environmentally friendly, the outside waterproof layer is actually derived from toxic PFAS chemicals.

• Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Hershey’s Over High Levels of PFAS in Chocolate Candy Wrappers

  November 11, 2024

  Michael Adams

  The Hershey Company faces multiple class action lawsuits after independent testing has found dangerous “forever chemicals” in the wrappers of many of its chocolate candies.

• Carefree Pad Liner Lawsuit Filed Over Potentially Cancer Causing Chemicals

  October 8, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Environmental group has filed a lawsuit seeking to have toxic and potentially cancerous PFAS removed from certain Carefree feminine hygiene products, on the same day the California Governor signed a law banning use of the chemicals in those products.

• EPA Calls for More Reporting of Environmental Releases of PFAS Chemicals

  October 7, 2024

  Michael Adams

  As the number of lawsuits over PFAS water contamination nationwide continues to grow, federal regulators are adding 16 more of the “forever chemicals” to the U.S. Toxics Release Inventory.

• EPA To Place New Restrictions on TCEP Flame Retardants After Final Risk Evaluation

  September 25, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Government regulators determined the toxic chemical often used in paints, fabrics and textiles poses an “unreasonable risk” to the environment and human health.

• PFAS Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Carpets and Rugs

  September 5, 2024

  Michael Adams

  3M, DuPont and Chemours have known about the dangers of PFAS in stain resistant carpets since the 1950s, but the companies colluded to keep that information from the public, lawsuit alleges.