Two papers recently published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry have made important advancements toward understanding the effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on aquatic life, ...

The EPA has designated two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers – as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental Protection Agency Director Michael Regan speaks at an Aug. 31, 2023 news conference held at the Alaska Native ...

"The EPA's new PFAS rule is the agency's first-ever exercise of its authority under Section 102(a) to directly identify CERCLA-specific hazardous substances," write Andrea Driggs, Meredith Weinberg ...

A federal appeals court rejected an industry challenge to the landmark designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law.

Freshwater, saltwater, and fly-fishing as of 2023 were at the highest levels in over a decade, with 58 million Americans packing their rods and reels before heading out to their favorite riverbank or ...

June 22, 2022 – On June 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated health advisories warning that even tiny amounts of two types of man-made compounds, PFOS and PFOA, are harmful ...

A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study sheds light on how the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) may affect our intestines and possibly increase the risk ...

The term "omics" refers to the study of the entirety of molecular mechanisms that happen inside an organism. With the advent of omics technologies like transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and ...

On April 19, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication notice regarding its designation of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (“PFAS”) compounds, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EPA Administrator Michael Regan (Photo: Lisa Sorg) Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment ...