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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...
In 2016, PFAS and 1,4-dioxane – identified by the EPA as a likely human carcinogen – were found in groundwater and surface water and the site.
Long-lasting chemicals surpass safe levels in many communities across the country, and may stay in the human body forever ...
In 2016, PFAS and 1,4-dioxane – identified by the EPA as a likely human carcinogen – were found in groundwater and surface water and the site.
Treating drinking water to tackle multiple pollutants could prevent more than 50,000 cancer cases in the U.S., a new study ...
According to EPA, even though PFOA and PFOS are not currently produced in the United States, both compounds have been detected in biosolids as a result of “industrial releases (e.g., aqueous ...
A federally funded project aimed at tracking toxic PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in the air near a North Carolina chemical ...
PFAS was found in the site’s water at concentrations exceeding the EPA’s maximum contaminant levels for the family of “forever chemicals,” though in the report the agency did not find any ...
The rapid growth of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation in the United States is forcing courts, regulators, ...
The EPA stopped the process amid concerns about using potassium permanganate in the presence of PFAS. Next steps Now EPA plans continue the cleanup through two other actions.
Late last week, the EPA suggested different levels for PFAS contamination that would either require further investigation into a site or cleanup. Those recommendations do not satisfy Stabenow and ...
EPA’s 30-day extension, among other things, provides an opportunity for interested parties to “ thoroughly review and analyze ” the Draft Risk Assessment.