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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting the Peconic River. New data makes strongest case yet that former Navy site is to blame.
New data and maps released last month by the Navy as part of the cleanup process of the former Grumman site in Calverton show groundwater contaminated by PFAS is migrating off-site towards the ...
The Evening Sun6d
PFAS: East Berlin water authority issues notice on elevated levels of 'forever chemicals'
In January of 2023, the Pennsylvania DEP's Environmental Quality Board first instituted rules on two PFAS substances in drinking water, setting a state MCL for PFOA and another PFAS substance ...
Stars and Stripes6d
Study finds high PFAS levels near Okinawa air base, raising contamination concerns
Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...
Wausau Pilot and Review1d
Wausau files federal lawsuit over PFAS contamination, citing long-term environmental and health risks
Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau in January initiated a comprehensive legal battle against multiple corporations doing business ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press13d
Advocates urge action as samples find PFAS contamination in Tennessee
Federal standards indicate there is no safe level for certain types of "forever chemicals," meaning even 1 part per trillion ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation7d
NSW councils fear PFAS contamination will risk water security in drought
Country councils have told a parliamentary inquiry into PFAS contamination that the presence of forever chemicals in their drinking water bores could force them to turn them off. The inquiry has ...
PFAS: East Berlin water authority issues notice on elevated levels of 'forever chemicals'
The East Berlin Area Joint Authority recently issued a notice to its customers about elevated levels of PFOA detected in one of the system's wells.