Olympics Ditch PFAS Waxes — And The ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers [1]
"After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them."
Source: Grist [2], 02/06/2026
"After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them."
"How a SC riverkeeper’s detective work reveals a deeper tale about the carpet industry's PFAS legacy"
"After a year of production, the village of Rothschild has a new water treatment facility that is now fully operational. This facility is actively working to decrease the levels of PFAS in the community's drinking water. Village Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle said that PFAS levels are now down to "non-detectable or non-traceable" levels."
"A federal appeals court has rejected the EPA’s motion to strike portions of the agency’s Biden-era regulations for PFAS in drinking water."
"A federal appellate court panel did not seem swayed by industry groups’ plea to toss EPA’s hazardous substance designations for two types of PFAS."
"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration."
"After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic 'forever chemicals.'"
"Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested."
"Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But that foam contains “forever chemicals,” or PFAs."
"U.S. Forces Japan has denied Okinawa prefecture’s requests to test for so-called “forever chemicals” at three U.S. military bases, citing insufficient evidence that the facilities are sources of contamination."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/olympics-ditch-pfas-waxes-and-ridiculous-speed-they-gave-skiers
[2] https://grist.org/culture/the-olympics-are-ditching-pfas-waxes-and-the-ridiculous-speed-they-gave-skiers/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forever-stained
[4] https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/saluda-river-sc-pfas-carpet-forever-chemicals/article_c228c494-5547-40aa-9beb-18e4aae21452.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wisconsin-towns-new-plant-removes-detectable-pfas-drinking-water
[6] https://www.waow.com/news/rothschilds-new-facility-brings-down-pfas-in-drinking-water-to-undetectable-levels/article_c8db216b-2e64-4ca1-9dc0-5e29d57d98d1.html
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/appeals-court-blocks-epa-motion-strike-some-drinking-water-pfas-regs
[8] https://www.circleofblue.org/newsletter/federal-water-tap-january-26-2026-appeals-court-blocks-epa-motion-to-strike-portions-of-drinking-water-pfas-regulations/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/judges-signal-support-forever-chemicals-superfund-rule
[10] https://www.eenews.net/articles/judges-signal-support-for-forever-chemicals-superfund-rule/
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/maine-adopts-tougher-limits-pfas-drinking-water
[12] https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/12/maine-adopts-tougher-limits-on-pfas-in-drinking-water/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/north-carolina-pushes-back-epa-moves-scale-back-pfas-reporting
[14] https://www.wral.com/news/state/north-carolina-challenges-epa-pfas-reporting-january-2026/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/michigan-s-other-water-crisis-pfas-s-prevalence-private-wells
[16] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30122025/michigan-pfas-private-wells/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/washington-wants-ship-pfas-firefighting-foam-incinerator-utah
[18] https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/21/washington-wants-to-get-rid-of-forever-chemicals-in-firefighting-foam/
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-denies-okinawa-prefecture-base-access-forever-chemicals-tests
[20] https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-12-22/pfas-okinawa-us-forces-japan-20170839.html
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=1
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=2
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=3
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=4
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=5
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=6
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=7
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=8
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?keys=PFAS&type%5B0%5D=headline&page=38