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The Oregon Environmental Restoration Council will help invest and dole out nearly $700 million in funds the state received from a settlement with Monsanto over PCB contamination

Federal health investigation into NC State’s Poe Hall to resume, chancellor says @newsobserver #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newsobserver.com/news/local/edu…

WV Governor announces $2 million for cleanup at Minden Superfund site in Fayette County @TheRealWVmedia therealwv.com/2025/05/20/mor…

State has no money to assist with PCB testing in Vermont schools this year @VNewsUV @vtdigger vtdigger.org/2025/05/15/sta…

Hartford VT pauses plans to demolish school buildings to allow for further study of chemical contamination @vtdigger vtdigger.org/2025/05/27/har…

Uncertainty surrounds PCB contamination in Vermont schools @VNewsUV vnews.com/Hartford-Schoo…

While lawmakers promised to pay for all testing and remediation when they enacted the nation's first PCB testing mandate, the state has already burned through nearly all available funding — with less than half of Vermont’s schools tested so far. vermontpublic.org/local-news/202…

The EPA will hold a public meeting on the future of New Bedford Harbor’s Superfund Site. Community opinions and input on wanted on the work done in 2024 and the plans for 2025. You can attend virtually or in person. newbedfordguide.com/epa-new-bedfor…

Translating Silicone Wristbands to a Personal Exposure Estimate for Dermal Absorption: A Case Study with PCBs | Environmental Science & Technology Letters @EnvSciTech pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Hartford likely to demolish large portions of high school because of PCB contamination @vtdigger vtdigger.org/2025/05/06/har…

Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny Thesis Seminar this Thursday 4/17 at 10:30 AM CDT. 2189 MERF and Zoom: uiowa.zoom.us/j/98565731348?…

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment have been linked to increased risks of diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. A study traces how PCB exposure shifts adipose tissue macrophage cells into an inflammatory phenotype. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/UNP750VyZ7V

EPA dredging PCBs from the Kalamazoo River @DredgingToday dredgingtoday.com/2025/04/10/epa…

The dredged materials management facility by Jones Island is being built; that's where legacy contaminants will go as the MKE AOC is cleaned up. jsonline.com/story/news/loc… It'll be 40+ acres of public land once filled. Read our public trust doctrine research: uwm.edu/centerforwater…

Learn about the Dredged Materials Management Facility in Milwaukee, part of the largest cleanup project in the history of the #GreatLakes. This facility will safely store PCBs and other contaminants from the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. @MMSD_MKE ow.ly/xjro50VbWLq

ISRP Synthesis Core in Chemical Research in Toxicology: Deconjugation of polychlorinated biphenyl sulfates to hydroxylated PCBs by anaerobically cultured mouse and human gut microbiota @ACSPublications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Michigan Attorney General seeking proposals from attorneys and law firms to serve as special attorney generals and seek damages from PCB manufacturers.

Very happy to share our latest paper out now in @PNASNexus ! This paper led by @rileybehanbush shows the profound impacts of PCBs on macrophage plasticity. Thanks @SRP_NIEHS @NIH_NIEHS for supporting this important work. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

Project 5 in @EnvSciTech Engineering: Development of a novel PCB-degrading biofilm enriched biochar encapsulated with Sol–Gel: a protective layer to sustain biodegradation activity @ACSPublications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

A recent Journal of @TheEndoSociety paper found that early-life exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls may lead to behavioral problems later in life: endocrinenews.endocrine.org/mind-bending-h…