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Following a law the legislature passed this year, Virginia’s water regulators are beginning a process to identify sources of chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” which were found ...
Researchers uncovered so-called forever chemicals at regional ski racing areas. They say it's a sign that change is needed, ...
The Virginia Department of Health is continuing its forever hunt to find the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, present in the state by testing for them in water systems ...
As a result, PFAS can be found in soil, oceans and waterways around the world. Now, the USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on drinking water from groundwater ...
The Virginia General Assembly is set to send a bill to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's desk to establish a PFAS reduction program for the Occoquan Reservoir, a key drinking water source for Northern Virginia.
A map maintained by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows more than 8,800 locations across the U.S. with known PFAS contamination in water systems, reinforcing the risk to breweries in ...
Currently, those permits, which monitor carbon dioxide released into the air and nitrogen released into Virginia’s waterways, do not include PFAS. Luca Powell (804) 649-6103.
The DRBA, Wild Virginia and the Southern Environmental Law Center submitted comments today to the to the DEQ on the agency’s failure to address pollution from PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
Infamous PFAS polluter still spewing ‘forever chemicals’ By Miranda Willson | 05/19/2025 01:40 PM EDT . Water utilities far down the Ohio River from Chemours’ West Virginia plant are alarmed ...