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PFAS news roundup
It’s already a big year for algae outbreaks
It is not even June, yet algae blooms are already erupting in lakes, rivers and streams across the United States.
PFAS News Roundup
May 28: ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in more Massachusetts drinking water, Sierra Club tests find PFAS in fertilizer and more
At the most contaminated military sites, little to no progress in cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS news roundup
Leftover Trump EPA rule leaves millions at risk from lead-tainted tap water
Fungicides commonly found on citrus linked to breast cancer risk
Six ways to boost your health this spring
Common drinking water contaminant linked to spike in Parkinson’s disease
Environmental Racism: A Public Health Crisis
Last month, after a year-long investigation, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other officials were charged for their roles in the Flint water crisis – the environmental disaster that shocked...
Will the Pentagon Continue To Flout State Standards for ‘Forever Chemicals’?
‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Regulated as a Class
To protect the health of people, communities and the environment, the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS should not be regulated one by one but as a class, more than a dozen...
Minnesota Legislator Who Believes ‘Water Cleans Itself’ Defends Potato Giant’s Irrigation Expansion in Fragile Pineland Sands
Biden Must Keep Pledge To Designate ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous Substances
In his campaign's environmental justice plan, President-elect Joe Biden made a historic commitment to tackle contamination from the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. One critical...
Study: Nitrate in Wisconsin’s Drinking Water Linked to Cancer, Preterm Births and Up To $74 Million in Yearly Healthcare Costs
How Will the Biden Administration Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’?
No candidate for president has ever pledged to make the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS a priority – until now.
Why Are DuPont and Chemours Still Discharging the Most Notorious ‘Forever Chemical’?
The Big Bang of the nationwide “forever chemicals” crisis was the revelation in 2001 that PFOA, a toxic compound used to make Teflon, had contaminated the drinking water for 70,000 people near a...
Trump’s Ag Secretary Wants EU To Have Polluted Water, Too
President Donald Trump and his secretary of agriculture have a message for Europeans: We want you to drink polluted water too.