Asbestos litigation bankrupted more than 130 companies. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous and virtually indestructible. By April 2026, 15,222 PFAS personal injury lawsuits had been filed in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams MDL.

This month, Eos is taking a look at "forever chemicals" Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been percolating through industrial environment since the 1940s. They help make products nonstick, waterproof, and stain resistant. They also make their way into air, soil, and water. They have been linked to impaired immune systems, developmental delays in children and some cancers.

The U.S. supply of infant formula is largely safe, but there are still steps that can be taken to make it even safer. The most common PFOS substance was found in half of the 312 formula samples tested by the FDA. The vast majority of the samples contained less than 2.9 parts per trillion of PFOS.

There is an interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran. This could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara, one of the biggest fertiliser producers.

Jennifer Sun studies PFAS at Harvard University and is the lead author of a study that analyzed how these toxic chemicals have accumulated in pilot whale tissue over the past 2 decades. The study’s results showed an expected decrease in the concentrations of older PFAS but an unexpected absence of newer PFAS chemicals.

For the first time, California's farmers have to reveal how much groundwater they are pumping. The State Water Resources Control Board ordered them to submit detailed reports by Friday. The Tule and Tulare Lake groundwater subbasins were put on probation by the board in 2024 because they weren't doing enough to control excessive pumping. By collecting the data, the agency is preparing to charge landowners $300 for each well and $20 for each acre-foot of water.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issues a public health alert for meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated dairy ingredients that may be contaminated with Salmonella. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Zach Galifianakis has a new Netflix docuseries, This Is a Gardening Show. He's a gardener and believes in agrarianism. Matt Simon has been gardening for three years and he's never seen the critters ravaging his garden.