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South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site • Apr. 21, 2025, 7:00 AM ET (New York Times)
As Blue Mountains residents gear up for class action, Sydney Water fails to detail why former executive departed • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Minnesota county landfill using new system to filter pure water from toxic leachate • Apr. 14, 2025, 11:49 AM ET (CBS)
PFAS detected in multiple New York counties' public water supply, environmentalists say • Apr. 5, 2025, 5:56 AM ET (CBS)
Lawsuit claims Gore-Tex poisoned drinking water near Maryland facilities • Apr. 3, 2025, 5:29 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Also Known As PFAS • forever chemical

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