Environmental Health Hazards: PFAS Rollback, Glyphosate Ruling, Microplastics, Chemical Exposures
EPA PFAS rollback; Supreme Court blocks failure-to-warn suits over glyphosate; Vermont bans paraquat; microplastics in blood and salt; EU BPA ban; NY lead limits for spices; study links ultraprocessed foods to dementia; study finds 45+ industrial chemicals in pregnant women. New: Meta-analysis links occupational pesticide exposure to 60-70% higher ALS risk. Tap water disinfection byproducts linked to uterine cancer. Nitrate lawsuit in Oregon. Trader Joe's mustard cadmium. Free lead testing kits. Wildfire health impacts article. Microplastics from food packaging. Cyanobacteria bloom warning in Massachusetts with dog death. Mold exposure and CIRS. EU tightens PFAS rules in food packaging. California restricts paraquat. Personal care products hide 3x more chemicals. Microplastics resilience via Nrf2 activation. New: Algal bloom warning at Scofield Reservoir (Utah). New: California pesticide agency criticized for regulatory capture. New: Farm Bill amendment rejected, allowing pesticides without warning labels. New: California farmworkers report pesticide drift causing birth defects. New: Study finds arsenic, lead, pesticides in over 70 cereals (Clean Label Project). New: Living near dry cleaners linked to Parkinson's risk via TCE/PCE solvents. New: WCH water safety advisory for environmental disruptions. New: PFAS in pet food linked to chemical exposure in cats (study).