PFAS

EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority

Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal…

8 months ago

New Analysis Shows Widespread PFAS Contamination of Tap Water in CA

Credit: Brian Maranan Pineda for NRDC Estimate of Californians with PFAS in drinking water jumps to 25 million - highlights…

9 months ago

Who Pays to Get Forever Chemicals Out of Drinking Water? It Could Be You

Officials say settlements with 3M and DuPont won’t cover all of the costs of building new filtration systems Photo: Wausau,…

11 months ago

Military firefighters’ ‘forever chemical’ exposures remain unrecognized by the VA.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the armed forces began employing aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) on many U.S. military…

12 months ago

Opinion: Our water is polluted with ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s how some agencies are stepping in.

In this June 7, 2018, file photo, PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, foam gathers at the the Van Etten…

1 year ago