Lead study author Courtney Carignan told Newsweek that other studies have found similar results in that there are lower levels of PFAS chemicals in women of childbearing years compared to men. "It is thought to be related to a difference in hormones," she said. There are other reasons women's bodies are better at removing PFAS than men's.

The Trump administration plans to rescind the federal limits on four "forever chemicals" in drinking water and delay the deadline for compliance for two others, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday, weakening regulations of toxic contaminants that have been found in Long Island's water.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it's delaying the timeline for water utilities to implement Biden-era rules intended to limit harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances —commonly known as PFAS — in drinking water.

While concentrations of older "forever" chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study has found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice,

The Yorba Linda, Calif., water district has the country’s largest PFAS treatment facility of its kind. The drinking water it delivers to customers is free of these unwanted “forever chemicals.”

The EPA disclosed new “plans to rescind and reconsider limits on four ‘forever chemicals,’” just over a year after those limits were implemented. EPA weakens drinking water standards with latest repeal on regulations: 'This isn't a win for American public health' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The European Commission plans to support large-scale PFAS remediation efforts as part of its upcoming water resilience strategy, acknowledging the widespread threat of water pollution and the need for technological innovation to address it.