Treating drinking water to tackle multiple pollutants could prevent more than 50,000 cancer cases in the U.S., a new study ...

“Tens of millions of people across the country are currently at risk of drinking hazardous levels of toxic PFAS-contaminated water, and that risk may only increase for many years to come if the EPA ...

In the West, PFAS contamination has been confirmed in water supplies in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

PFAS are a group of thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl “forever chemicals” known to cause cancer, liver damage, birth ...

New York had significantly more dangerous drinking water than any other state, between 2019 and 2023, a Newsweek map shows. More than 50 percent of residents in the Empire State drank from public ...

This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s records, as of Jan. 11. ... PFAS pollution was found in two wells, one of which is important for peak summertime use, ...

Recent tests have revealed the presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water supplies across several New Jersey communities, including Harrison, Newark, and East Orange. Known as ...

In the meantime, communities are already grappling with contaminated drinking water. DNR unveils map of PFAS contamination in Wisconsin, some communities grapple with tainted drinking water | WUWM ...

This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s records, as of Jan. 11. ... PFAS pollution was found in two wells, one of which is important for peak summertime use, ...

An environmental advocacy group says federal data shows more toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS are potentially going into water around Colorado and the U.S.

Schafer said the agency estimates that 6-10 percent of water systems nationwide will need to take steps to reduce PFAS contamination, at a cost averaging $1.5 billion per year over an 80-year span.

About 800,000 Oregonians might rely on private or public well water contaminated by toxic chemicals called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, according to a federal study. Researchers with the U.S ...