Health advocates warn government’s claims of baby formula safety contradict data

Independent scientists who reviewed the results said most samples were contaminated with Pfas or phthalates…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/fda-baby-formula-safety-claims-contradict-data

 

Trump & RFK are BETRAYING MAHA

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z6V4iXOqqZs 

 

Trump administration's rollback of regulations frustrates some in MAHA movement : NPR

The list of grievances with the EPA is long and includes the agency moving to roll back drinking water standards for PFAS, or forever chemicals, and weakening protections against air pollutants like mercury, arsenic, ethylene oxide and more. It's OK'd pesticides and insecticides with known health risks and on the carcinogen formaldehyde proposed there's a safe level of exposure for humans. Alexandra Munoz, who has a Ph.D. in toxicology, advocates alongside many in the MAHA coalition on issues like pesticides...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5783798/trump-administrations-rollback-of-regulations-frustrates-some-in-maha-movement 

Republicans aim to exempt major polluters from Pfas cleanup costs

Utilities and state agencies typically have the power to order polluters to stop discharging Pfas into the sewer system, and the process is not difficult, advocates say. In Michigan, regulators in 2018 developed a successful program to identify companies that were a major source PFOA and PFOS discharges, then require them to reduce the levels of the chemicals they spit into the sewer. 

 "Utilities have complete control over the pipes and they don't have to allow industry to do this," said Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, a citizens group that formed in Wilmington, North Carolina in response to widespread Pfas pollution in the region... 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/republicans-pfas-cleanup-costs

 

PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds

When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," the risks to their babies' health substantially increase, a new study found. These risks include the chance of low birth weight, preterm birth and infant mortality. 

Even more troubling, our team of economic researchers and hydrologists found that PFAS exposure increases the likelihood of extremely low-weight and extremely preterm births, which are strongly associated with lifelong health challenges…

https://theconversation.com/pfas-in-pregnant-womens-drinking-water-puts-their-babies-at-higher-risk-study-finds-270051 

 

Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds

The first-of-its-kind University of Arizona research found drinking well water down gradient from a Pfas-contaminated site was tied to an increase in infant mortality of 191%, pre-term birth of 20%, and low-weight birth of 43%. 

It was also tied to an increase in extremely premature birth and extremely low-weight birth by 168% and 180%, respectively...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/drinking-water-pfas-infant-mortality-study

 

EPA moves to approve new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides - The Washington Post

Critics warn the EPA's approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to "forever chemicals" through their food...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/11/22/forever-chemicals-pesticides/

 

California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds

'Forever chemicals' sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of 'obvious problem'…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

 

Maha movement helps to kill bill seeking US food-safety rollbacks

The attempt to pre-empt food-labeling laws is part of a broader effort across multiple industries to kill state laws that protect the public from dangerous chemicals. Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency recently introduced rules that would pre-empt hundreds of state-level protections that restrict Pfas, lead, formaldehyde and dozens of other toxins in consumer goods. 

A US House bill aims to kill state protections around pesticides, and another effort is attempting to undo state-level animal welfare rules...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/maha-food-safety-laws-us 

Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds

New research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or "forever chemical" compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease... 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/15/forever-chemicals-pfas-exposure-gene-activity 

 

Trump administration yanks $15m in research into Pfas on US farms: ‘not just stupid, it’s evil’

The administration's move is "not just stupid, it's evil", said Kyla Bennett, science director with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer), and a former EPA attorney. 

"Cutting funding into research on how these toxic chemicals get into our food will doom us to decades or even hundreds of years more of exposure," Bennett said…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/11/trump-pfas-research-funding-farms

 

Trump EPA to weaken drinking water limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ - POLITICO

The administration said it wants to rescind and reconsider whether limits are needed for four PFAS that chemical companies are still producing and using in the U.S. — despite known health risks...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/trump-epa-to-weaken-drinking-water-limits-on-toxic-forever-chemicals-00347905 

 

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

"This will increase health risks to consumers by exposing them to toxic chemicals," said an EPA employee who spoke to the Guardian on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals

 

Trump picks former congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA - The Washington Post

But the League of Conservation Voters gave him a 14 percent lifetime score for his votes against numerous environmental bills. While he voted in 2020 to support greater regulation of "forever chemicals," also known as PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, he voted against closing a loophole in the Clean Water Act that allows companies to discharge unlimited amounts of PFAS into waterways. 

"A 14 percent lifetime score is not what you want from someone who could potentially be charged with protecting the air we breathe, protecting the water we drink and fighting the climate crisis," said Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president for government affairs at the League of Conservation Voters...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/11/11/trump-epa-lee-zeldin/

Some types of PFAS may cause sleep disorders in young adults, study finds

High blood concentrations of 'forever chemical' compound PFOS linked to problems falling asleep and waking up…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/18/pfas-sleep-disorders 

Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity

The move is part of a broader effort by Republicans in the state to steal power from the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, the funding's supporters say, alleging such "political games" are putting residents' health at risk...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/15/wisconsin-pfas-cleanup

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

The study did not address what the levels mean for human health and exposure, but fish consumption advisories are in place across the region, and many cities have contaminated drinking water...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/pfas-great-lakes-basin

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

The controversy centered around a 2021 toxicity report for PFBS, a type of PFAS compound that is toxic at low levels. Research has linked the chemical to kidney disease, reproductive problems and thyroid damage, and it has been found throughout the environment, including in an estimated 860,000 Americans' drinking water...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/23/trump-appointees-epa-toxic-chemical-pfas-pfbs-toxic

All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

They are known as "forever chemicals" because they do not naturally break down, and they have been linked to cancer, high cholesterol, liver and kidney disease, fetal complications and other serious health problems in humans...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/24/pfas-michigan-rivers-fish-study

Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress – with Republican help

All legislation aimed at regulating toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" died in the Democratic-controlled US Congress last session as companies flexed their lobbying muscle and bills did not gain enough Republican support to overcome a Senate filibuster...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/13/pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals-republican-house