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"It is very important." Lawmakers pass sweeping new law to address dangerous contaminants in water supply: 'Linked to serious ...
Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS ...
"[It] reflects a strong commitment." Innovative company unveils facility that removes dangerous toxin from drinking water: 'Generational improvement in public health' first appeared on The Cool Down.
More than 1,000 drinking water systems have detected PFAS above limits the EPA set in April, according to USA TODAY’s analysis. Almost 400 of these water systems ...
The EPA estimated that between 6 percent and 10 percent of the 66,000 public drinking water systems in the U.S. would find PFAS once they started testing, and it gave utilities five years to ...
Across the country the Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are thousands of water systems, serving around 100 million people, that have harmful levels of PFAS in their drinking water.
There’s something scary in the water at Cape Fear. For years, chemicals giant DuPont and the company Chemours, which it spun off in 2015, manufactured long-lasting synthetic chemicals—known as ...
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to limit public exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), hazardous chemicals linked to a range ...
A Q&A with Andrew Shapero, Nantucket's new forever-chemical expert, on the extent of the problem on the island, and how homeowners and vacation-goers should feel about their drinking water ...
Penn State researchers say 18% of the 167 private wells tested across Pennsylvania over three years contained “forever ...
More than 1,000 drinking water systems have detected PFAS above limits the EPA set in April, according to USA TODAY’s analysis. Almost 400 of these water systems ...